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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 2000 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2A1 |
| Owner/operator: | VASP |
| Registration: | PP-SMC |
| MSN: | 20094/182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rio de Janeiro, RJ -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
During cruise at FL290, the airplance experienced a rapid decompression. A descent and normal landing was accompished; there were no injuries.
Inspection revealed a 28 inch crack in the fuselage above the forward service door between STA 300 and STA 328 at S-4R. The airplane had 78,198 cycles. The lap had been repaired per SB 737-53A 1039 in 1993 at 57,031 cycles.
Sources:
NTSB DCA00RA065
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1970 | PP-SMC | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo | 0 | Guyana, Cuba |  |
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| Hijack | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2023 11:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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