Narrative:
While climbing through an altitude of 8000 feet, engine no. 2 separates from the wing. A safe emergency landing was carried out at Recife.
The flight originated in Porto Alegre, Brazil and was bound for Fortaleza with en route stops at São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Recife.
Forced landing on runway
» Folha de Sao Paulo (17-1-1987)
» Antonio Sergio Ribeiro (E-mail 2-10-2013)
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1987 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-365C |
| Operator: | Transbrasil |
| Registration: | PT-TCP |
| MSN: | 19416/556 |
| First flight: | 1967-02-19 (19 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 163 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | over Jaboatão, PE ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazil |
| Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE (FOR/SBFZ), Brazil |
While climbing through an altitude of 8000 feet, engine no. 2 separates from the wing. A safe emergency landing was carried out at Recife.
The flight originated in Porto Alegre, Brazil and was bound for Fortaleza with en route stops at São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Recife.
Classification:
Engine separationForced landing on runway
Sources:
» The Daily Gleaner (17-1-1987)» Folha de Sao Paulo (17-1-1987)
» Antonio Sergio Ribeiro (E-mail 2-10-2013)
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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 Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE to Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE as the crow flies is 624 km (390 miles).
Distance from Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE to Fortaleza-Pinto Martins Airport, CE as the crow flies is 624 km (390 miles).
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