American Airlines #AA950 returned to Sao Paulo Airport following mechanical problems.
American Airlines Flight #AA950 to New York JFK was forced to return to Sao Paulo (GRU) Airport 45 minutes after takeoff due to technical issues.
The Boeing 777-200 (reg. N730AN) performed an overweight landing causing tire damage.
#EXCLUSIVO Vídeo mostra o desembarque dos passageiros do Boeing 777 da American Airlines em Guarulhos que declarou MayDay após decolar para NY e precisou voltar por problemas na pressurização pic.twitter.com/5UgRJzJsgC
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Passengers oxygen masks dropped indicating a pressurization issue.
The aircraft was met by emergency services and passengers disembarked on a taxiway after landing at runway 28R because of reported damage to its tires and the ensuing fire that was put out by the airport fire service.