Gol B737 at Imperatriz and Sao Luiz on Feb 5th 2013, fuel emergency, landing below final fuel reserve
Last Update: March 30, 2013 / 16:45:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-1742
Departure
Brasilia, Brazil
Destination
Imperatriz, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-VBI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
On Mar 30th 2013 the NTSB reported the occurrence stating, that the aircraft landed with 550kg/1210lbs of fuel remaining. Brazil's CENIPA have opened an investigation into the serious incident, the NTSB has appointed an accredited representative to the investigation.
Metars Imperatriz:
SBIZ 060225Z 00000KT 9999 FEW023 FEW027TCU BKN070 23/23 Q1011 R ETS
SBIZ 060200Z 23002KT 9999 TS FEW007 SCT023 FEW027CB BKN070 23/2 3 Q1011
SBIZ 060100Z 18005KT 9999 -TSRA FEW012 SCT023 FEW027CB BKN070 2 4/23 Q1012
SBIZ 060000Z 23003KT 9999 TS FEW014 SCT023 FEW027CB BKN070 27/2 5 Q1011
SBIZ 052300Z 25003KT 9999 SCT023 BKN030 27/25 Q1010
SBIZ 052200Z 00000KT 9999 FEW023 28/25 Q1009
SBIZ 052100Z 25002KT 9999 FEW023 SCT090 29/26 Q1008
SBIZ 052000Z 24004KT 9999 FEW020 BKN080 30/25 Q1007
Metars Sao Luiz:
SBSL 060400Z 04009KT 9999 SCT017 28/21 Q1009
SBSL 060300Z 05010KT 9999 FEW017 28/21 Q1010
SBSL 060200Z 05007KT 9999 FEW017 28/21 Q1011
SBSL 060000Z 05008KT 9999 SCT017 28/21 Q1010
SBSL 052200Z 06011KT 9999 SCT017 SCT100 29/21 Q1008
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-1742
Departure
Brasilia, Brazil
Destination
Imperatriz, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-VBI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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