Created Monday, Oct 5th 2020 16:00Z, last updated Wednesday, Oct 7th 2020 21:00Z
An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PS-AEA performing flight
AD-4849 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Florianopolis,SC (Brazil), was climbing out of Viracopos' runway 33 when the crew stopped the climb at FL070 reporting a smoke indication in one of the cargo holds. The aircraft returned to Viracopos for a safe landing on runway 33 about 30 minutes after departure.
A replacement A320-200N registration PR-YYA reached Florianapolis with a delay of about 2:20 hours.
The airline reported a technical problem prompted the return to Viracopos.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 33.5 hours before returning to service.
On Oct 7th 2020 CENIPA reported the crew received a mid cargo bay smoke indication, the crew worked the related checklists, declared emergency and returned to Viracopos Airport. The aircraft was released to service, the occurrence was rated an incident, no investigation was opened.
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