Azul A332 at Sao Paulo on Oct 11th 2021, engine failure
Last Update: October 14, 2021 / 19:33:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-8704
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
PR-AIZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft is still on the ground at Viracopos Airport about 88 hours (3 days 16 hours) after landing back.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Viracopos due to a technical problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-8704
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
PR-AIZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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