Boeing 737 incident near Brasilia, Br, October 24, 2012
On October 24, 2012 at about 9:50 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered PRWJD, was involved in an incident during enroute (descent) near Brasilia. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. No one was hurt; 78 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
- October 24, 2012 · about 9:50 pm local time
- Place
- Brasilia, Brazil
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 78 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- PRWJD · no longer on the register · serial 23922
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
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 (descent) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: SBRJ
- Destination: SBBR
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 5 | |||
| Passengers | 73 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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.