UPDATE 8:00PM ET: TAM Flight 8055 suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff, according to a report from The Aviation Herald. The airline says passengers are being accommodated in Paris hotels until Wednesday, when another plane will transport them to Rio.
UPDATE 6:00PM ET: A TAM press release says that the plane suffered a “technical problem” but did not say what the problem was. The airline says it is assisting the affected customers.
ORIGINAL POST
A TAM Airlines Airbus A330-200 made an emergency landing in Paris Tuesday afternoon.
A TAM Airbus A330-200 (PT-MVM), similar to today’s incident aircraft, floats just seconds from touch down at Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Gordon Gebert)
Flight 8055, operated by aircraft PT-MVF, had just departed Charles DeGaulle Airport for Rio de Janeiro when it declared an emergency.
The aircraft flew north and circled over the English Channel to dump fuel before returning safely to Paris.
It is not known what caused the emergency landing.
