Plane That Crashed In Brazil Was Damaged After "Dangerous" Landing In March

The plane that crashed in Vinhedo, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, had already suffered damage in March of this year.

The information was provided by G1, which reports that everything happened on the 11th of this month, following a landing. The cause was damage to the lower part of the plane's tail.

According to the images obtained by G1, it is possible to see the break in the fuselage, as well as oil dripping from some points of the structure. The inside of one of the tires is also exposed.

The press reports that the damage was reported to the competent authorities after the landing and trip in question, which took place between Recife and Salvador. An employee told G1, on condition of anonymity, that one of the tires burst at the time of takeoff.

"The company colleagues said that the tire on this plane was already having problems and needed to be changed, but it was not changed perhaps because they thought it was 'ok' to fly. It was already having problems due to the injury it sustained on the braking surface of the plane. The plane's tail hit the ground. The pilot probably tried to do what he could, he was doing his training and what resulted is that they said that it seems that the plane even lifted its nose a little due to the imbalance," he explained.

According to a document obtained by G1, the situation caused "structural damage" to the plane's flight. A complaint was also filed with the National Civil Aviation Agency about another problem on the same plane, which involved a "large pressure leak from the service door." "[Through] these gaps you can see the air, the horizon. They are large gaps. There is a lot of noise, the noise of ventilation, of wind entering the plane. And this creates insecurity for the flight attendant who is there landing, taking off, and doesn't know what could happen to that door," reads G1.

The plane crash, which killed 62 people on Friday, is being investigated, and the data from the aircraft's black boxes has already been obtained. The authorities are expected to publish a report on the information within a month. Experts and pilots also explained to the Brazilian press that the accumulation of ice on the ATR-72's support structures may have also been a problem - and that although there are systems to eliminate the icing, the equipment may not have been sufficient or may not have been working correctly.

In response to the news, a user on social media said that he had been on the flight in March and described the situation. "I was on the flight from Recife to Salvador in March when the plane made a very dangerous landing, which was under maintenance for a while, it was terrible," reads the post shared on the social network X (formerly Twitter).