DCA11WA017

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing B737 · Brasilia, Brazil · December 8, 2010

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
December 8, 2010, 19:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Brasilia, Brazil
Injuries
125 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
PR-WJUBoeing B737
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
78156

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The Brazilian Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos (CENIPA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 that occurred on December 8, 2010. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CENIPA.

Aircraft

Registration
PR-WJU
Reported as
Boeing B737 (300)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Webjet
Registered owner
Webjet
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Airport
SBBR · Brasilia