ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320987
| Date: | Sunday 12 February 2012 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | TAM Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PR-MAR |
| MSN: | 1888 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS (POA) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU) |
| São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus A320-232 of TAM Linhas Aéreas was diverted to Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport (POA/SBPA), Brazil after an unruly passenger had entered the cockpit.
TAM flight JJ8047 was en route between Montevideo (MVD), Uruguay and Sao Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU), Brazil when a 28-year old male passenger reportedly entered the cockpit an hour into the flight. It took several people to subdue the suspect. The suspect was arrested after the plane diverted to Porto Alegre, were it landed at 14:30. Police say the unruly passenger suffered a "psychotic attack."
Sources:
CidadeVerde.com
Correio Do Povo
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