Boeing 737 incident near Rio De Janiero, Br, December 13, 2010
On December 13, 2010 at about 10:00 am local time, a Boeing 737, registered PRWJO, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Rio De Janiero (Rio De Janeiro airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 132 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 13, 2010 · about 10:00 am local time
- Place
- Rio De Janiero, Brazil · Rio De Janeiro
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 132 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 321 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- PRWJO · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Pressure/environ sys malf/fail during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: SBGL Rio De Janeiro
- Destination: SBSV Bahia
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 3 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 127 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.