ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 PT-MRL São Paulo-Viracopos Airport, SP (VCP)
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Friday 30 August 2002
Time:12:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic F100 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fokker 100
Operator:TAM Linhas Aéreas
Registration: PT-MRL
MSN: 11441
First flight: 1993-02-15 (9 years 7 months)
Engines: 2 Rolls-Royce Tay 650-15
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:São Paulo-Viracopos Airport, SP (VCP) (   Brazil)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV), Brazil
Destination airport:São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR), Brazil
Flightnumber:3499
Narrative:
Flight 3499 departed Salvador at 08:46. Excessive pressure in the hydraulics prevented the landing gear from being lowered. An emergency belly landing at Viracopos Airport was carried out.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CENIPA Brazil
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Hydraulic system problem
Forced landing on runway

Sources:
» Agência Estado
» Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC)
» Folha Online


Photos

photo of Fokker-100-PT-MRL
accident date: 30-08-2002
type: Fokker 100
registration: PT-MRL
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP as the crow flies is 1445 km (903 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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