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| Date: | Monday 1 July 2024 |
| Time: | 04:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Air Europa |
| Registration: | EC-MTI |
| MSN: | 62169/674 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-D3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 336 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Natal, Brazil -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Europa flight UX45, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, made a sudden descent while en route over the Atlantic Ocean at FL360 on a flight from Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain, to Montevideo (MVD), Uruguay.
As a result of this movement, 1 crew member and 3 passengers were seriously injured.
The flight crew elected to divert to Natal, Brazil, were the aircraft landed at 05:32 UTC.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://g1.globo.com/rn/rio-grande-do-norte/noticia/2024/07/01/turbulencia-deixa-feridos-em-voo-entre-holanda-e-uruguai.ghtml
https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nacional/turbulencia-avion-air-europa-hay-pasajeros-uruguayos-el-hospital-natal-n5948934
https://diariodorn.com.br/voo-internacional-faz-pouso-de-emergencia-em-natal/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ux45#35ee9446
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/AEA45/history/20240630/2205Z/LEMD/SBSG
Media:
Vuelo de AirEuropa UX 045 Madrid-Montevideo, con varios heridos por turbulencia muy fuerte.
— Mariela Jodal (@MarielaJodal) July 1, 2024
Aterrizamos en Natal pic.twitter.com/jHFzb6mV1g
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2024 16:50 | ASN | Added |
| 02-Jul-2024 05:41 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2024 05:55 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jul-2024 10:23 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2024 16:02 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Dec-2024 09:33 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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