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Navegantes SC: Embraer Flight Cancelled


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Contact Photographer Marcelo Magalhaes

What: Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Navegantes,SC to Porto Alegre Brazil
Where: Navegantes,SC
When: Jun 19th 2009
Who: 100 passengers
Why: On takeoff, the engine “exploded.”

The left hand engine backfired or otherwise made some explosive sound, and the crew immediately aborted takeoff. Mechanics confirmed a compressor stall. Passengers boarded a replacement jet for their flight.

*Full authority digital Engine control consists of a digital computer interface system (EEC or ECU) “electronic engine control” or “electronic control unit” and components managing engine performance.

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