G31504 - Incident: Gol B738 at Sao Paulo on Dec 27th 2023

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GGL performing flight G3-1504 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Aracaju,SE (Brazil), was enroute at FL340 about 150nm northeast of Sao Paulo when the crew decided to turn around and return to Guarulhos reporting they had first noticed a burning odour followed by smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely back on Guarulhos' runway 09R about 55 minutes after departure.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the crew carried out the procedures provided for in the manual and decided to return to Sao Paulo for a landing without further incident.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PR-GGP reached Aracaju with a delay of about 4:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 17 hours before returning to service.