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| Date: | Friday 12 May 2023 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-233 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Volaris |
| Registration: | N518VL |
| MSN: | 5488 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527E-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Monterrey -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ) |
| Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY/MMMY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Volaris flight Y4512, an Airbus A320-233, suffered damage to the nose cone and cockpit windscreens after flying through a hail storm while descending towards Monterrey Airport, Mexico.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Tijuana (TIJ) to Monterrey (MTY). It entered a holding pattern at FL330 from 19:52 to 20:20 before commencing the descent toward MTY.
About ten minutes later the aircraft encountered a hail storm. The flight crew stopped the descent and decided to divert to Torreon (TRC), where it safely landed at 21:19 LT.
Weather about the incident time (0230Z, May 13):
MMMY 130245Z 08010G20KT 5SM TSRA BKN008 OVC025CB 21/21 A2979 RMK SLP/// 5//// 9// 60395 8/9//
MMMY 130216Z 02014G24KT 3SM TSRA BKN008 OVC015CB ///// A2975 RMK 8/9//
MMMY 130140Z 04008KT 5SM TSRA BKN015 OVC020 23/19 A2973 RMK 8/9// FQT LTGICCG
Sources:
https://afntijuana.info/informacion_general/139330_aterriza_de_emergencia_vuelo_de_tijuana_a_monterrey_sufre_danos_por_tormenta_y_granizo#ver_nota
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-regsitered-n518vl-operated-by-wells-fargo-trust-co-na-trustee-on-11-05-2023-at-monterrey/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n518vl#3043dc45
Media:
Aterriza de emergencia vuelo de Tijuana a Monterrey; sufre daños por tormenta y granizo
— AFN TIJUANA (@afntijuana) May 14, 2023
Ver nota en AFN TIJUANA: https://t.co/AGfbofsBtR#Noticias #News #AFN #TIJUANA pic.twitter.com/DDZhINN0JW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2023 05:24 | harro | Added |
| 14-May-2023 05:29 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jun-2023 06:38 | harro | Updated |
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