LA4518 - Incident: LATAM A321 at Sao Paulo on Apr 26th 2024

A LATAM Brasil Airbus A321-200, registration PT-MXO performing flight LA-4518 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Florianopolis,(Brazil), was departing Guarulhos' runway 10L when during takeoff rotation a noise was heard from the back of the aircraft. The crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet and returned to Guarulhos for a safe landing on runway 10R about 30 minutes after departure.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the aircraft sustained minor damage when the tail contacted the runway surface during takeoff.

The rotation was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sao Paulo about 6 days after landing back.