LATAM Brasil A320 near Salvador on Jan 16th 2024, captain incapacitated

Last Update: January 18, 2024 / 20:14:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-3744

Aircraft Registration
PR-MYW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A LATAM Brasil Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MYW performing flight LA-3744 from Brasilia,DF to Joao Pessoa,PB (Brazil), was enroute at FL370 about to reach the top of descent into Joao Pessoa when the captain became incapacitated prompting the first officer to divert to Salvador,BA (Brasil) for a safe landing on runway 10 about 30 minutes later.

The aircraft continued to Joao Pessoa after about 4 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-3744

Aircraft Registration
PR-MYW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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