Gol B737 near Port Seguro on Jan 22nd 2023, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 24, 2023 / 19:35:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 22, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-9171

Departure
Joao Pessoa, Brazil

Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-GED

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-700, registration PR-GED performing flight G3-9171 from Joao Pessoa,PB to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) with 137 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 140nm west of Porto Seguro,BA (Brazil) when the crew observed a low oil quantity indication for the left hand engine (CFM56) followed by a low oil pressure indication. The crew shut the engine down and diverted to Porto Seguro for a safe landing on runway 10 about 30 minutes later.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 43 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 22, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-9171

Departure
Joao Pessoa, Brazil

Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-GED

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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