Incident Boeing 737-7Q8 PR-GIL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121981
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 April 2011
Time:20:04 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B737 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-7Q8
Owner/operator:Gol Transportes Aéreos
Registration: PR-GIL
MSN: 30635/713
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 144
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Aeroporto de Congonhas, em São Paulo S/A -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:SBSV
Destination airport:SBSP
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Gol Linhas Aereas Boeing 737 performing flight G3-1399 from Salvador,BA to Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP (Brazil) with 144 people on board, concluded a normal approach and main gear touch down on Congonhas' runway. After nose gear touchdown vibrations off the nose gear caused a number of cabin ceiling panels above the overhead lockers to detach and drop onto the cabin floor. The airplane slowed safely and taxied to the apron.


Sources:

http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2011/04/parte-do-teto-de-aeronave-cai-em-congonhas.html

Images:


Cabin ceiling panels detached, exposing wiring, oxygen masks and fuselage. (Reproduction G1)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Apr-2011 02:02 Edson Added
28-Apr-2011 02:04 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
28-Apr-2011 02:15 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Narrative]
28-Apr-2011 13:51 Anon. Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Narrative]]

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