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| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 2015 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-132 |
| Owner/operator: | TAM |
| Registration: | PR-MAO |
| MSN: | 1837 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2524-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) |
| Joinville-Cubatao Airport, SC (JOI/SBJV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
TAM Flight JJ3793 from São Paulo-Guarulhos to Joinville, Brazil returned to Guarulhos after sustaining hail damage to the nose cone and wind screen.
The aircraft took off at 16:07 and entered an hail storm during the flight. The crew decided to return to Guarulhos were a safe landing was carried out at 17:07.
Sources:
CENIPA
Location
Images:
Weather image from Wunderground at 16:00 hours local time, showing severe weather south west of Guarulhos (red pin).
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2015 16:29 | harro | Added |
| 25-Feb-2015 17:12 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 03-Apr-2020 17:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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