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| Date: | Wednesday 31 October 2018 |
| Time: | 03:20 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | LATAM Airlines Brasil |
| Registration: | PR-MHP |
| MSN: | 3266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 170 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | over Posadas -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) |
| Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL/SCEL) | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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.
Sources:
https://www.cnnchile.com/mundo/avion-de-latam-con-destino-a-santiago-aterriza-de-emergencia-en-buenos-aires_20181031/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/TAM8050/history/20181031/0450Z/SBGR/SAEZ
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/informes/55414021-18.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 2017 | PR-MHP | LATAM Airlines Brasil | 0 | Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BS |  |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Images:
Satellite weather map of South America (The Weather Channel) at 07:30 UTC, one hour after the ecounter and 20 minutes before landing
Media:
*World Weather* Hailstorm damage: LATAM flight (Airbus A320) from Brazil to Santiago de Chile made an emergency landing in Ezeiza, Argentina. Major damage to the radome and wind shield. Report via Alerta Roja. pic.twitter.com/83MKunxfxg
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) November 1, 2018
Avión de Latam que viajaba a Chile debió aterrizar de emergencia en el aeropuerto de Ezeiza, Argentina https://t.co/ht3pmzUQAN pic.twitter.com/sEi1Mtx3qO
— El Epicentro (@elepicentro) October 31, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Oct-2018 14:06 | harro | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:10 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:17 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:32 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Nov-2018 18:35 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, ] |
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