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| Date: | Monday 2 September 2013 |
| Time: | c. 01:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-203 |
| Owner/operator: | TAM Airlines |
| Registration: | PT-MVL |
| MSN: | 700 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 183 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE (FOR/SBFZ) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
TAM Flight JJ 8065 from Madrid, Spain to Sao Paulo, Brazil diverted to Fortaleza, Brazil after encountering turbulence over the equator line at FL400.
Descent from FL400 was initiated at 01:03 Brazil time (04:03 UTC) when the flight was over the Atlantic Ocean, 290 km northeast of Fortaleza. The airplane landed about 01:43 Brazil time.
At least 15 people, including passengers and crew required medical attention.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2013/09/02/pouso-de-emergencia-de-voo-internacional-da-tam-deixa-feridos-em-fortaleza.htm
http://blogdoeliomar.com.br/2013/09/02/voo-da-tam-e-atingido-por-turbulencia-e-faz-pouso-de-emergencia-em-fortaleza/utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OPovoOnline-BlogDoEliomar+%28Blog+do+Eliomar%29
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 December 2023 | 9H-MFS | Maleth-Aero | 0 | near L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA/TXKF) |  |
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| Turbulence | ||||||
Location
Media:
@TrafficAirColom El vuelo JJ 8065 de TAM, MAD-GIG-GRU Airbus A330-200 (PT-MVL) experimentaron una fuerte turbulencia pic.twitter.com/6mA1W7wf98
— Otro Aviador JL ✈ (@N562AV) September 2, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2013 11:10 | harro | Added |
| 02-Sep-2013 11:14 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2013 18:00 | cleberjc | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2013 18:00 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2020 17:55 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
| 27-Apr-2024 13:28 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 02-Sep-2024 16:08 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Damage, Category, ] |
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