TAM A332 near Caracas on May 5th 2013, technical problem
Last Update: May 30, 2013 / 16:47:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
TAM Linhas Aereas
Flight number
JJ-8086
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
PT-MVC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration PT-MVT reached Orlando as flight JJ-9374 the following day with a delay of 18 hours.
The incident became known only after PT-MVC departed Caracas for a ferry flight to Sao Paulo on May 25th but needed to divert again for a safe landing at Curacao (Curacao) due to a problem with the left hand engine (PW4168A). A replacement engine was flown to Curacao, the left hand engine was replaced. The aircraft subsequently positioned to Sao Paulo as flight JJ-9394 on May 27th, conducted a test flight JJ-9395 on May 28th, but was not seen airborne since (standing May 30th 16:30Z).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
TAM Linhas Aereas
Flight number
JJ-8086
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
PT-MVC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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