Total Linhas Aereas Boeing 737-400F catches fire on landing

A Total Airlines Boeing 737-400 (SF) traveling from Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport, (VIX/SBVT) to São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, (GRU/SBGR) executed an emergency landing at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) due to a fire in the cargo hold. 

The plane left Vitória International Airport (VIX) at 23:34 local time (02:34 UTC) on a scheduled cargo flight to São Paulo-Guarulhos. During the approach to runway 28L, the crew declared a full emergency. The aircraft landed at 00:42 local time, and fire services responded upon its complete stop on the runway. 

On landing, the tower notified the crew they could see fire from the aircraft. Stopping on the runway, the crew evacuated via the cockpit escape rope through the cockpit windows, emergency services responded and penetrated the fuselage to extinguish the fire. The following morning, about 8 hours after landing, and after all cargo was unloaded, the aircraft was towed off the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, in particular the fire burned through the aircraft crown.

Aircraft Information:

Airline: Total Cargo

Code: TTL

Aircraft: Boeing 737-4Q8

Registration: PS-TLB

Serial Number: 26299

Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-3C1

First Flew: 6th April 1994

Age: 30.6 Years Old

The history of PS-TLB

19/04/1994 TC-JEK THY Turkish Airlines 
22/04/2000 HL7527 Asiana Airlines 
21/04/2010 SP-ENB Enter Air 

13/03/2018 EI-STP ASL Airlines Ireland
06/06/2024 PS-TLB Total Linhas Aereas