Gol B738 at Rio de Janeiro on Jan 15th 2019, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 16, 2019 / 16:58:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 15, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1025

Aircraft Registration
PR-GXQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GXQ performing flight G3-1025 from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ to Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP (Brazil), was climbing out of Santos Dumont Airport when the right hand engine emitted a number of bangs and streaks of flame prompting the crew to stop the climb at 6000 feet, shut the engine down and divert to Rio de Janeiro's International Galeao Airport for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the crew identified a technical limitation on one of the engines and performed an alternate landing at Rio's international airport. The passengers were rebooked onto the next flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 15, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1025

Aircraft Registration
PR-GXQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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