AD2943 - Incident: Azul A20N at Sao Paulo on Jul 11th 2026

An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YYA performing flight AD-2943 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Manaus,AM (Brazil), was climbing out of Viracopos' runway 16 when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 and entered a hold to troubleshoot a hydraulic problem. Subsequently the crew decided to return to Viracopos for a safe landing on runway 16 about one hour after departure.

A replacement A320-200N registration PR-YRS reached Manaus with a delay of about 3.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 12 hours after landing back.