Airbus A320 N493TA

Summary

On 19 September 2011 at about 16:20 local time, a Airbus A320 registered N493TA, operated by Trans American Airlines, S.A., was involved in an incident near Cusco, Peru. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 September 2011 at 16:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Cusco, Peru

Nearest airport

Alejandro Velasco Astete IAP (SPZO)

Coordinates

-13.5358, -71.9389

Aircraft

Airbus A320

Registration

N493TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Trans American Airlines, S.A.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA11WA099

Injuries not recorded.

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 September 19, 2011, at 1620 UTC, an Airbus A320-233, N493TA, experienced smoke in the cockpit. The airplane landed uneventfully at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (SPZO), Peru, its original destination. None of the passengers or crewmembers were injured, and the airplane sustained no damage. The flight was registered to and operated by Trans American Airlines, S.A. The flight originated at Jorge Chávez International Airport (SPIM), Lima, Peru. The incident is being investigated by the government of Peru.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.