The Airbus A330-200, EC-JPF, entered a holding pattern off the southern coast of Portugal at FL100 and landed safely back at Madrid at 19:39. AEA71 was the seventh flight to take off from runway 36L following the Aeroméxico plane. The airplane entered a holding pattern and landed safely on runway 18R at 16:25.Īir Europa flight 71 to Caracas, Venezuela took off at 15:29 and suffered a punctured nose gear tyre, probably after running over debris left on the runway after the Aéromexico tailstrike. At 15:20 the flight crew informed the controller at Madrid that they were returning due to pressurization problems. Then the oxygen masks deployed in the cabin. While climbing to FL140 the cabin failed to pressurize as expected. During takeoff the tail impacted runway 36L, causing substantial damage to the underside of the tail. On board were three pilots, six flight attendants and 154 passengers. Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), MexicoĪ Boeing 767-283ER passenger plane, XA-TOJ, sustained substantial damage in a tailstrike accident during takeoff from Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), Spain.Īt 14:58 Aeroméxico flight 002 took off from Madrid on a scheduled flight to Mexico City, Mexico.
This aircraft flies with 16 Clase Premier Business Class seats, 18 AM Plus seats, and 126 Main Cabin Economy Class seats. This aircraft features three classes: Clase Premier, AM Plus, and Main Cabin Economy. Accident investigation report completed and information captured Aeromexico operates the Boeing 737-800 on short to medium-haul fligths.
