There were no casualties; the aircraft was a Total Cargo Boeing 737 and had documentation in good standing
A cargo plane from the company Total Cargo made an emergency landing in the early hours of this Saturday (November 9, 2024) at Guarulhos International Airport. The emergency was declared after a fire broke out in the hold mid-flight. There were no victims.
The airport’s firefighters and operations team were called to fight the flames, involving a coordinated operation involving 3 vehicles.
Cenipa (Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center) is investigating the causes of the fire and the emergency landing.
“The conclusion of the investigation will take as short a time as possible, always depending on the complexity of the occurrence and, also, the need to discover possible contributing factors”said the agency.
The plane is a Boeing 737 and had documentation in good standing.
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