ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146272
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 11-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | ca 12:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Operator: | TAM Airlines |
| Registration: | PR-MHN |
| C/n / msn: | 3240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 126 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BS -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro/Galeăo-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ ( |
| Belém/Val-de-Căes International Airport , PA (BEL/SBBE) |
A TAM Airbus A320 diverted to Brasilia Airport, Brazil after a fire was reported in the waste bin of one of the lavatories.
TAM Flight JJ3420 had departed Rio de Janeiro (GIG) at 09:32 on a domestic flight to Belém (BEL) where it was expected to arrive about 13:00.
A safe landing was made at Brasília (BSB) about 12:00. The Federal Police initiated an investigation into the incident. There are indications that the fire was started by a passenger.
Sources:
http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/brasil/2012-06-11/aviao-faz-pouso-de-emergencia-em-brasilia-por-suspeita-de-fogo-em-banheiro.html
http://g1.globo.com/jornal-hoje/noticia/2012/06/policia-federal-investiga-principio-de-incendio-em-aeronave-da-tam.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2012 13:07 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jun-2012 13:10 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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