ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192936
Last updated: 5 July 2020
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| Date: | 15-JAN-2017 |
| Time: | c. 08:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-316ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | LATAM Brasil |
| Registration: | PT-MSY |
| C/n / msn: | 42214/1043 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL) |
| São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) |
LATAM Brasil flight JJ8115 was hit by ground fire while on approach to São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport in Brazil.
The aircraft, a Boeing 767-316ER, operated on a regular passenger service from Barcelona, Spain. It was approaching runway 09R about 08:35 hours local time when it was hit by gun fire.
Photos show a 7,62 mm wide bullet lodged in the left hand slat of the airplane.
Later that day the aircraft was ferried to a LATAM maintenance facility at São Carlos Airport (SDSC) for repairs.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pt-msy#c2ba3cd
Images:
Photo of PT-MSY courtesy AirHistory.net
Miami - International (KMIA / MIA)
22 March 2016; (c) Gerard Helmer
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2017 19:13 | harro | Added |
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