Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	07 MAI 1990
Heure:	09:17
Type/Sous-type:	Boeing 747-237B
Compagnie:	Air-India
Immatriculation:	VT-EBO
Numéro de série:	20558/188
Année de Fabrication:	1972-04-14 (18 years )
Moteurs:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7J
Equipage:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 20
Passagers:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 195
Total:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 215
Dégats de l'appareil:	Perte Totale
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) (Inde)
Phase de vol:	A l'atterrissage (LDG)
Nature:	Transport de Passagers Intern.
Aéroport de départ:	London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), Royaume Uni
Aéroport de destination:	Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP), Inde
Numéro de vol:	132

Détails:
The Boeing 747, named "Emperor Vikramaditya", touched down at Delhi after a flight from London. On application of reverse thrust, a failure of the no. 1 engine pylon to wing attachment caused this engine to tilt nose down. Hot exhaustion gasses caused a fire on the left wing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was caused due to the migration of the improperly installed diagonal-brace aft fuse-pin of the No.1 engine from its fitting which substantially reduced the load carrying capability of the engine fittings resulting in failure of the upper-link forward fuse pin due to excessive loads on account of probably improper landing leading to a partial separation of engine and fire."

Sources:
» NTSB/SIR-94/02 (p. 16)