Gol B737 at Rio de Janeiro on Sep 2nd 2023, smoke in cabin

Last Update: September 3, 2023 / 17:56:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 2, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1003

Aircraft Registration
PR-VBW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-700, registration PR-VBW performing flight G3-1003 from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ to Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP (Brazil) with 102 people on board, was climbing out of Santos Dumont's runway 20R when white smoke developed in the cabin prompting the crew to stop the climb at about 7500 feet and return to Santos Dumont for a safe landing on runway 20L about 10 minutes after departure.

The airline reported hydraulic fluid vapors entered the cabin through the ventilation system. Four passengers were checked at the medical station and released, there were no injuries.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 2, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1003

Aircraft Registration
PR-VBW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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