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| Date: | Friday 5 March 2021 |
| Time: | 11:48 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Gol Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PR-XMC |
| MSN: | 43989/7178 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | near São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) |
| Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas Airport, PR (IGU/SBFI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Gol flight G31258, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, suffered a bird strike on takeoff from runway 27R. The aircraft continued the flight to Foz do Iguaçu, where damage to engine no.1 was discovered.
The aircraft resumed service about 32 hours after arriving at Foz do Iguaçu.
Sources:
CENIPA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pr-xmc#26fdfdbf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 2021 | PR-XMC | Gol Linhas Aéreas | 0 | near Porto Velho, RO | |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 4 November 2023 | PR-XMC | Gol Linhas Aéreas | 0 | Brasília-Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB) | |
min |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2021 09:00 | harro | Added |
| 08-May-2021 09:02 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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