GOL B737 near Fortaleza on Nov 7th 2013, weather radar failure

Last Update: November 8, 2013 / 21:47:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1829

Aircraft Registration
PR-VBH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A GOL Linhas Aereas Boeing 737-700, registration PR-VBH performing flight G3-1829 from Fortaleza,CE to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was climbing out of Fortaleza when the crew stopped the climb at FL280 due to the failure of the weather radar and decided to return to Fortaleza for a safe landing about one hour later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1829

Aircraft Registration
PR-VBH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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