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A Boeing 777-300ER operated by LATAM has had a challenging few days. One source reported that the aircraft declared an emergency on its way to London\u00a0from<\/em>\u00a0S\u00e3o Paulo, while subsequent flight data showed the aircraft diverting to Lisbon on its flight back to S\u00e3o Paulo as well. Here’s what happened.<\/p>\n

The first incident<\/h2>\n

Just after midnight on July 7th,\u00a0a Boeing 777-300ER\u00a0<\/a>operated by\u00a0LATAM<\/a>\u00a0departed S\u00e3o Paulo (GRU) for London Heathrow (LHR) as flight LA8084. Aviation Source News reports that an emergency was declared as the flight was inbound to\u00a0London Heathrow<\/a>,\u00a0squawking 7700<\/a>\u00a0(Mayday) as it flew over the west of France.<\/p>\n

The nature of the emergency was initially unknown, but the aircraft completed a safe landing at Heathrow at 14:38 local time. This was notably about half an hour earlier than its scheduled arrival time, likely bypassing the need to enter a holding pattern – a common occurrence for aircraft landing at the UK’s busiest airport.<\/p>\n

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Simple Flying reached out to LATAM about the emergency declaration. Responding on July 8th, a spokesperson stated:<\/p>\n

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“LATAM Airlines Brazil informs that it was necessary to request medical assistance upon arrival of flight LA8084 (S\u00e3o Paulo\/Guarulhos-London) after a passenger became ill on board. The medical team promptly performed all necessary procedures, but unfortunately, the passenger died.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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More misfortune: Return flight faces challenges<\/h2>\n

The aircraft carried out its turnaround activities upon landing at the airport, preparing for flight LA8085. This is the return service to S\u00e3o Paulo scheduled for 21:25 local time. After spending over seven hours on the ground, the aircraft took off at 22:01, bound for Brazil.<\/p>\n

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Approximately two hours into its flight, the aircraft was crossing over Portugal and heading over the Atlantic Ocean. However, just off the coast of\u00a0Portugal<\/a>, the aircraft turned around and diverted to Lisbon. The aircraft landed approximately three and a half hours after it took off from LHR.<\/p>\n

Simple Flying had also asked LATAM about this diversion. Unfortunately, the airline failed to address this subsequent incident at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

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About the incident aircraft<\/h2>\n

The Boeing 777-300ER registered PT-MUC has line number 740 and the manufacturer’s serial number 37666. Planespotters.net data show that the jet is just over 14-and-a-half years old, delivered to TAM Linhas A\u00e9reas in December 2008. With\u00a0the eventual merger of LAN Chile and TAM Brasil,\u00a0<\/a>the aircraft then officially belonged to LATAM Airlines Brasil\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n

The aircraft is powered by a pair of\u00a0GE90 engines<\/a>\u00a0– or GE90-115B powerplants, to be specific. ch-aviation.com lists the jet as having accumulated 50,474 flight hours across 5,992 cycles as of April 2021. The LATAM Airlines Group operates a total of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, which have an average age of 12.2 years. These aircraft are registered sequentially, from PT-MUA through to PT-MUJ.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on the incidents for this aircraft? Has your flight ever been diverted or declared an emergency?Share your thoughts by leaving a comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sources:\u00a0Planespotters.net<\/a>,\u00a0FlightRadar24.com,<\/a>\u00a0Aviation Source News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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