Flight Details
On February 24, 2022, at 12:15 UTC, an Embraer E190AR with registration LV-GIQ departed from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires on a scheduled commercial flight (AR1802) operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A. The aircraft was en route to its destination when the incident occurred.
Incident Description
At 12:38 UTC, while cruising at flight level 280 near General Belgrano, Buenos Aires province, the flight crew encountered a failure or malfunction of a system component. The malfunction was related to the bleed air system and did not involve the engine group. The aircraft was not at its intended destination at the time.
Investigation Findings
The Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (JST) conducted an investigation into the incident. The resulting report presented operational safety issues concerning the aircraft's bleed air systems and the reliability of systems and components for the Embraer E190AR model. The investigation did not assign a specific probable cause beyond the system component failure. No injuries to persons were reported.
Safety Actions
The JST report included two Operational Safety Actions (Acciones de Seguridad Operacional, ASO) aimed at addressing the identified issues. These actions focus on improving safety related to the bleed air system and component reliability. The full report is available under file number EX-2024-102093144.