Jan 14, 2012
Incident
Rio de Janeiro
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
Conditions-
OperationFAR 121
NTSB DCA12WA027
Coverage depends on ground receiver reception and is not a complete picture of traffic.
The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.
The flight crew's inadvertent encounter with turbulence while attempting to maneuver through an area of convective activity during descent.