TAM A320 at Natal on May 19th 2012, dropped fan cowl doors

Last Update: May 21, 2012 / 21:16:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2012

Flight number
JJ-3317

Departure
Natal, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-MYP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MYP performing flight JJ-3317 from Natal,RN to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) with 166 people on board, was departing Natal when both inboard and outboard fan cowl doors of the left engine (CFM56) opened in flight and were ripped off the engine. The crew levelled off, burned off fuel for about one hour and returned to Natal for a safe landing.

Passengers described the event as an engine explosion.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2012

Flight number
JJ-3317

Departure
Natal, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-MYP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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