Summary
- A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 suffered technical issue, which resulted in a reported mid-flight drop.
- The aircraft landed safely in Auckland, Recent Zealand, with 50 passengers having been assesed and treated on the bottom.
- Boeing delivered the aircraft in 2015, with LATAM Airlines operating a complete of 35 Boeing 787s, including 25 787-9 aircraft.
Not less than 50 passengers were injured onboard a LATAM Airlines flight between Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, Recent Zealand, because the aircraft had suffered a technical malfunction throughout the fifth-freedom flight. Still, the Boeing 787-9 landed safely at its destination.
Boeing 787 technical problem
The Recent Zealand Herald, quoting a LATAM Airlines’ representative, reported that the Boeing 787-9, registered as CC-BGG, suffered a technical problem mid-flight, with the aircraft landing at Auckland Airport (AKL) as scheduled.
In an announcement to Easy Flying, a Hato Hone St John ambulance services representative said that it had responded to an incident with an inbound aircraft AKL. The service deployed 14 units, including seven ambulances, two operation managers, two Major Incident Support Team vehicles, one Command Unit, and two rapid response vehicles.
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Mid-flight drop
The Recent Zealand Herald also shared an affidavit from a passenger who was onboard flight LA800, saying that the LATAM Airlines aircraft suffered a fast drop throughout the 2 hours and 42-minute itinerary between Sydney Airport (SYD) and AKL.
Flightradar24 data, the aircraft departed SYD at 11:44 (UTC +11) local time and was scheduled to reach at AKL at 16:35 (UTC +13), arriving at its destination nine minutes sooner than expected. In the course of the flight, the flight crew never squawked 7700, the final code for emergency.
Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Easy Flying
Nonetheless, the LATAM Airlines spokesperson didn’t detail the character of the technical issue to the Recent Zealander publication. Currently, the Boeing 787-9 is scheduled to depart AKL for Santiago International Airport (SCL) at 18:40 local time, in line with Flightradar24 schedules.
One other LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9, registered as CC-BGL, has departed SCL and can arrive at AKL at 6:33. From there, it should proceed flying to SYD before operating a return flight between the 2 countries and going back to Santiago, Chile.
![LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner CC-BGM](https://static1.simpleflyingimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/latam-airlines-boeing-787-9-dreamliner-cc-bgm.jpg)
Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Easy Flying
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