Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 November 2002
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737
Owner/operator: Gol Linhas Areas
Location: Bras¡lia-Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger initiated a disruptive situation on a flight by using excessive fuel and lighters, threatening the cabin crew and attempting to deviate the aircraft to Brasilia. The incident stemmed from psychosocial pressures and a desire to address financial difficulties.A passenger initiated a disruptive situation on a flight by using excessive fuel and lighters, threatening the cabin crew and attempting to deviate the aircraft to Brasilia. The incident stemmed from psychosocial pressures and a desire to address financial difficulties.
Description
A passenger using 1/2 a gallon of gas and lighters threatened the cabin crew and asked to enter the flight cabin intending to deviate the airplane to Brasilia. Even though the perpetrator spilled some gas on a few passengers, the cabin crew and some passengers were able to stop him. The perpetrator was motivated by psychosocial pressures and that his main intention was to deviate the airplane to Brasilia in order to fly over the Naitonal Congress to call attention to his difficult financial situation.
Primary Cause
Psychosocial pressures and a desire to address difficult financial circumstances.Psychosocial pressures and a desire to address difficult financial circumstances.Share on:
