On 20 December, a LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-300 (PT-MUG) was operating flight LA8084 from São Paulo (Brazil) to London Heathrow (United Kingdom). The crew told passengers that there was a serious problem with the aircraft: the electrical system stopped working and the aircraft didn’t have stability.
The pilots decided to divert to and made an overweight emergency landing at Belo Horizonte Airport (Brazil). The aircraft became disabled on the runway when eight tires deflated. A total of 339 passengers were on board, all safe. According to investigation by JACDEC, ADS-B data showed a period of severe airspeed fluctuations starting about 25 min after take-off when flying at its en-route level of 290 (29,000 ft.)
LATAM B777-300 (PT-MUG) made an overweight emr landing on runway 16 at Belo Horizonte (SBBS), Brazil after the crew reported electrical problems. Acft became disabled when 8 tires deflated. No injuries reported. Flight #LA8084 from Sao Paulo to London. https://t.co/7qjdJM1ZZs pic.twitter.com/6h5YV9OdmN
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) December 20, 2018
LATAM flight #LA8084 to Heathrow diverted to Belo Horizonte after departure from Sao Paulo
The captain told passengers there was a serious problem with the aircraft and that the electrical system had stopped and also the aircraft did not have stability pic.twitter.com/n7We60hRzT
— Flight Alerts (@FlightAlerts_) December 20, 2018
CORR: Belo Horizonte ICAO Code is SBCF. There were 339 passengers on board.
ADS-B data showed a period of severe airspeed fluctuations starting about 25 min after take-off when flying at its en-route level of 290 (29,000 ft.) https://t.co/ZCHq2xImzI …https://t.co/aca3XMXJCi pic.twitter.com/ytL8wiizLb— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) December 20, 2018