Dark mark on the Gol plane side at the airport in Brasília caused by fire in the turbine (Photo: Juliana Maglio / Staff Archive)
The turbine of a Gol plane caught fire on Sunday (14) while the aircraft was preparing to take off from Brasilia Airport towards Congonhas in Sao Paulo. The aircraft had to be emptied. At least one of the windows of the plane that made the flight 1415 arrived to be cracked. No one is hurt. The airport was not closed or was delayed other flights.
The Inframérica, the consortium that manages the airport, said five fire engines were deployed to contain the fire and the accident did not cause any delay in the system. "In the back window rose a flame that 'smoked' all the windows at the time of [seat] 21C. The plane was completely taken by the fire. Glasses clenched. People despaired, began to want to run. Until the flames were controlled and asked for us to sit down, a passenger, who declined to be identified.According to passengers, the fire started when the plane was leaving the boarding area to taxi.According to Gol, the 145 guests were relocated in two other flights to Sao Paulo.
airplane window shattered by Goal turbine heat that caught fire in Brasilia (Photo: Arseni Lazarus Facundes / Staff Archive)
He said passengers were not given any explanation about what happened. "It was very hot, very smell of burning. It took a lot for us to land. The plane stood with the on and so far has not given any clarification engine. We're just being reembarked as baggage," he said.
Carlos factore engineer said there was despair among the passengers. "It was a very great panic, a very big scare. Very heated internally and everyone tried to find a way out in front, "he said. "I fly a lot and never experienced such a fright. We get worried after that, "continued passenger, who was reassigned to a flight of TAM after the fire.
According to dentists Arseni Lazarus Facundes four clenched windows. "Everyone was in a panic. At the moment the only thing I thought was to get away from the window. I was very frightened, trembling."
In a statement, Gol said it was identified technical failure in the right turbine exhaust and the damage was only external, in an area close to the engine. "The aircraft was towing process to the track, but did not start the taxi for takeoff," the company said.
"The 145 guests on board were disembarked normally and safely to be resettled in other company's flights and other airlines, as available," he continued. "Gol reiterates that values the highest safety standards, the principal amount of its management policy, and states that the aircraft will go to maintenance."
cracked glass plane window (Photo: Juliana Maglio / Staff Archive)
