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Webjet Engine Trouble over Belo Horizonte, Brazil

What: Webjet Boeing 737 en route from Belo Horizonte to Sao Paulo
Where: Belo Horizonte
When: Aug 10, 2011
Who: 108 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the pilots received indications of problems with the right engine.

Passengers reported hearing noise from the engine, which jarred the plane.

Pilots shut down the engine and diverted back to Belo Horizonte where they made a safe landing. There is no indication if it was a bird strike or some other type of mechanical problem.

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Webjet Flight Cancelled


Pictured: a Webjet Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737-3Q8
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Contact photographer Lorenzo S. C. Maniva

    What: Webjet Boeing 737-300 en route from Rio de Janeiro Galeao, to Curitiba, Brazil
    Where: Rio de Janeiro
    When: Nov 13th 2009
    Who: not available
    Why: While en route, the cabin developed pressurization problems and returned to Rio where passengers debarked and the flight was cancelled.