Azul E195 at Vitoria on Feb 21st 2017, cabin side wall overheats and catches fire

Last Update: February 22, 2017 / 22:06:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 21, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD2520

Destination
Vitoria, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AUO

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195

ICAO Type Designator
E195

An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195, registration PR-AUO performing flight AD2520 from Belo Horizonte,MG to Vitoria,ES (Brazil), was landing on Vitoria's runway 05 when the left side wall next to a passenger seat began to warm up. The aircraft slowed safely and was taxiing when the cabin side wall overheated and burst into flames. Cabin crew immediately tackled the fire successfully removing the side wall and extinguishing the fire. There were no injuries, the aircraft received minor damage.

The occurrence is being investigated by Brazil's CENIPA.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 21, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD2520

Destination
Vitoria, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AUO

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195

ICAO Type Designator
E195

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