Airbus A-320

Summary

On 17 December 2007 at about 00:01 local time, a Airbus A-320, operated by TAM Linhas Aeras S/A, was involved in an incident near Natal, Brazil. 74 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 December 2007 at 00:01

Classification

Incident

Location

Natal, Brazil

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A-320

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Airplane

Operator

TAM Linhas Aeras S/A

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Natal, → Brasilia

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ENG08WA006

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 17, 2007, at 18:27 UTC, TAM flight JJ3371, an Airbus A-320, lost power in both engines, International Aero Engines V2500s, while the airplane was in cruise flight at 38,000 feet while enroute from Natal, Brazil to Brasilia, Brazil. The pilots were able to get both engines restarted at 30,000 feet. The airplane returned to Natal for landing. There were no injuries to the 2 pilots, 4 flight attendants, or 68 passengers. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Prevention And Investigation Center (CENIPA) Information Technology Division SHIS-QI 05-VI Comar Brasilia-DF, Brazil, 71.615.600 Phone: 55 61 3364 8819 Facsimile: 55 61 3365 1004 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained for the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.