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| Date: | Friday 14 December 2018 |
| Time: | 05:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-HKU |
| MSN: | 44293/6753 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Tucumán Airport -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) |
| Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
during the scheduled commercial flight (AR1324), the Boeing 737 MAX, took off from the International Airport Minister Pistarini (Ezeiza, Argentina) at 04:40 UTC.
In cruise flight the aircraft experienced vibrations in the left engine and, in view of this situation, the crew landed as a precaution at Tucumán Airport.
JIAAC Conclusions regarding factors related to the incident
- The aircraft experienced left engine vibration in flight with a reading of 4.2.
- The crew performed the procedures established by the QRH and landed as a precaution at Tucuman International Airport.
- The vibrations were probably produced by the accumulation of ice (icing crystal) in the engine cone.
- The event was not reported in time.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
JIAAC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2019 08:31 | harro | Added |
| 29-Dec-2019 08:33 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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