Gol B738 near Petrolina on Dec 31st 2021, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 3, 2022 / 21:09:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-1875

Departure
Juazeiro Do Norte, Brazil

Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-GXM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GXM performing flight G3-1875 from Juazeiro Do Norte,CE to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) with 182 people on board, was climbing through FL230 out of Juazeiro Do Norte when the crew reported the right hand engine (CFM56) had failed and proceeded to shut the engine down. The aircraft subsequently diverted to Petrolina,PE (Brazil) for a safe landing about 35 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Petrolina about 21 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PR-GXM
Country of Registration
Brazil
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Serial Number
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Minimum Crew
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-1875

Departure
Juazeiro Do Norte, Brazil

Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-GXM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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