Incident

AD9350 - Incident: Azul E195 at Sao Paulo on Jul 7th 2020

Created Monday, Jul 13th 2020 20:19Z, last updated Monday, Jul 13th 2020 20:27Z

Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport
File photo: Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport.

An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195, registration PR-AUP performing flight AD-9350 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Porto Velho,RO (Brazil) with 90 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing through FL280 out of Viracopos Airport when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting a low oil pressure indication for the right hand engine (CF34), the engine was shut down. The aircraft returned to Viracopos for a safe landing on runway 33 about 50 minutes after departure. The aircraft stopped clear of the runway, shut the left engine down for a safety inspection by emergency services and subsequently was towed to the apron.

Brazil's CENIPA rated the occurrence an incident and did not open an investigation.

The very same day another E195 of Azul suffered a similiar failure, see Incident: Azul E195 at Sao Paulo on Jul 7th 2020, engine shut down in flight.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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