A Brazilian low-cost airline, Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, plane suffered a breakdown after its engine caught fireplace on the runway moments earlier than take off. It incident befell on Could 4 when the aircraft was readying for its inside flight from the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro to Porto Alegre.

Shortly earlier than it was on account of depart a “technical downside” brought about flames to erupt from the engine and the flight was aborted, reported the Mirror. Not one of the passengers have been damage within the incident that brought about the runway to close for an hour.

The airways mentioned the technical difficulty was detected in time and all emergency protocols have been adopted by the pilots and crew.

“GOL reviews that this Thursday, Flight G3 2040, working the Rio de Janeiro to Porto Alegre route at 5.20 pm, had its take-off interrupted after a technical failure was detected in engine two,” knowledgeable the airways’ spokesperson.

“The choice was taken whereas taxiing at low velocity through the first stretch of the runway at Santos Dumont Airport. The crew adopted the established procedures and returned to the parking place to disembark, which occurred with out incident.”

“To minimise the affect on clients, the corporate is providing locations on the subsequent flights,” it added.

Passengers affected by the incident have been accommodated on different flights departing the world.

A spokesperson for aviation authority Infraero mentioned, “Operations at Santos Dumont Airport have been suspended between 5:27 pm and 6:26 pm on 4 Could on account of particles left on the runway by an plane from the airline GOL, which encountered an issue throughout takeoff.

“There have been no accidents. Upkeep and operations groups promptly carried out an inspection and the cleansing of the runway.”

An investigation into the technical difficulty is ongoing, the report mentioned.