Incident

UC1108 - Incident: LATAM Cargo B763 at Sao Paulo on Nov 26th 2021

Created Saturday, Nov 27th 2021 08:12Z, last updated Saturday, Nov 27th 2021 08:12Z

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport
File photo: Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport.

A LATAM Cargo Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N538LA performing flight UC-1108 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Santiago (Chile), departed Guarulhos' runway 27R when upon rotation a puff of smoke was seen from underneath the aircraft's tail, that obviously touched the runway surface. The crew continued takeoff, tower as well as the crew of another aircraft informed the crew about the possible tail strike. THe crew continued the flight to Santiago where the aircraft landed safely about 3:50 hours later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Santiago for about 3.5 hours, then departed for the next sector to Miami,FL (USA).

Source: The Aviation Herald

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