Haggel - Omfattende skader på A320 Argentina - Curt Lewis

Date: 31-OCT-2018 Time: Type: Airbus A320-214 Owner/operator: LATAM Airlines Brazil Registration: PR-MHP C/n / msn: 3266 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Category: Incident Location: over Posadas -    Argentina Phase: En route Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) Destination airport: Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL/SCEL) Investigating agency:  JIAAC Argentina Narrative: LATAM Chile flight LA8050, an Airbus A320, diverted to Buenos Aires- Ezeiza Airport in Argentina after suffering damage while flying through  a hail storm.  The aircraft, owned by LATAM Airlines Brazil, departed São Paulo- Guarulhos Airport, Brazil at 04:49 UTC (01:49 LT) on a flight to  Santiago, Chile. The flight was en route at FL320 when it encountered severe weather. The aircraft changed course and climbed to FL340 over Posadas, Argentina at 06:21 UTC. ADS-B data suggest the aircraft turned south over Posadas, descending initially to FL300 and at 06:31 UTC further down to FL240. The flight crew then decided to divert to Buenos Aires, where a safe  landing was carried out at 07:52 UTC.