Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 26 JUL 1993 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 707-327C |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA |
| Kennzeichen: | OD-AFY |
| Werknummer: | 19108/511 |
| Baujahr: | 1966 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (HK) |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) (Niederlande)
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| Flugphase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Niederlande |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon | |
| Flugnummer: | 172 |
The trunnion support beam for the right main gear failed with a loud bang. The crew taxied back to the platform and major damage was found at the wing primary structure.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Long term corrosion and associated metal fatigue.
Informationsquelle:
» Airnieuws 297 (p. 70)
» Scramble 172
» De Stem 27.7.1993 (1)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 3169 km (1980 miles).
Distance from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport to Beirut International Airport as the crow flies is 3169 km (1980 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
