Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 July 1997
Aircraft Type: Fokker 100
Owner/operator: TAM Transportes Areos Regionais
Registration Number: PT-WHK
Location: near Suzano, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 60
Component Affected: Passenger cabinPassenger cabin
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger cabin bomb explosion resulted in the ejection of a passenger from the aircraft. The explosion occurred at an altitude of 2400 meters after takeoff from S?o Jos dos Campos. The passenger seated in seat 18E was ejected through a 2mx2m hole in the fuselage, leading to a safe emergency landing in S?o Paulo.A passenger cabin bomb explosion resulted in the ejection of a passenger from the aircraft. The explosion occurred at an altitude of 2400 meters after takeoff from S?o Jos dos Campos. The passenger seated in seat 18E was ejected through a 2mx2m hole in the fuselage, leading to a safe emergency landing in S?o Paulo.
Description
The aircraft was climbing through 2400 m after taking off from Sao Jos dos Campos when a bomb exploded in the passenger cabin at row 18, underneath seat 18D. The passenger seated in seat 18E was ejected out of the aircraft through a 2 mx2 m hole in the fuselage. A safe emergency landing at S?o Paulo was carried out.
Primary Cause
Bomb explosion in the passenger cabin.Bomb explosion in the passenger cabin.Share on:
