{"id":1276,"date":"2017-01-25T07:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T12:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2017-01-25T13:12:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T18:12:32","slug":"b767-shot-on-approach-to-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/b767-shot-on-approach-to-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing 767 shot on approach in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Details still emerging: this page will be updated. Report any information to report@safeairspace.net.<\/span><\/p>\n

25 JAN –\u00a0Information updated.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Flight Service Bureau<\/strong> we rarely report on individual aircraft incidents, because the impact to other operators in International Flight Operations \u00a0is very minimal. \u00a0This case is different.<\/p>\n

We received an OPSGROUP member report of an incident that occurred around January 15th, to a B767-300 operated by Latam Airlines, on approach.<\/p>\n

Our initial report indicated that the 767 was fired upon<\/a> on approach to Runway 15 at SBGL\/GIG – the main Rio de Janeiro airport. A 7.62mm bullet lodged in the No. 3 slat, on the left wing. Pictures are below. Subsequent reports from other sources suggest that it may have occured in Sao Paolo.<\/p>\n

The specific location in Brazil is therefore uncertain, but anecdotal evidence suggests that the aircraft overflew a favela<\/a>\u00a0on approach, and that Rio remains the most likely candidate for the location.<\/p>\n

Rio Airport has however asked us to publish this statement:<\/p>\n

RIOgale\u00e3o<\/strong>, concessionaire responsible for the operation of Tom Jobim International Airport, in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), informs that there has not been any record of an aircraft hit by a bullet within the airport site. The airline’s press office, in a statement, informed to the Brazilian press that it has activated the national and aviation security agencies. The public agencies investigate the case to identify where the incident occurred.<\/em><\/p>\n

An entry for Brazil<\/a>\u00a0with the full report has been added to SafeAirspace.net<\/a>, our shared repository on threats to aviation including Conflict Zones, Airspace Security, and Overflight risk.<\/p>\n

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B767 PT-MSY<\/p><\/div>\n

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Section of wing with lodged bullet<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nUpdate:<\/strong><\/p>\n

19JAN<\/strong>: Rio Airport has asked us to publish this statement:<\/p>\n

RIOgale\u00e3o<\/strong>, concessionaire responsible for the operation of Tom Jobim International Airport, in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), informs that there has not been any record of an aircraft hit by a bullet within the airport site. The airline’s press office, in a statement, informed to the Brazilian press that it has activated the national and aviation security agencies. The public agencies investigate the case to identify where the incident occurred.<\/em><\/p>\n

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