Gol B738 at Recife on May 8th 2017, smell of smoke

Last Update: May 9, 2017 / 20:24:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1613

Aircraft Registration
PR-GUF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GUF performing flight G3-1613 from Recife,PE to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was climbing out of Recife's runway 18 when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet reporting smell of smoke and returned to Recife for a safe landing on runway 18 about 12 minutes after departure.

The airline reported technical limitations as cause of the return for security reasons. The passengers disembarked normally and were rebooked onto other flights.

The occurrence aircraft resumed service 14 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1613

Aircraft Registration
PR-GUF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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