Gol B738 at Recife on Apr 26th 2016, engine malfunction
Last Update: April 27, 2016 / 14:51:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-1620
Departure
Recife, Brazil
Destination
Fortaleza, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-GGL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PR-GGN reached Fortaleza as flight G3-9004 with a delay of 6 hours.
Passengers reported the right hand engine emitted two loud bangs and streaks of flame.
The airline reported there was a "technical limitation" to the right hand engine prompting a precautionary return. There had been no fire and no "explosions".
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-1620
Departure
Recife, Brazil
Destination
Fortaleza, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-GGL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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