Détails:
After takeoff from Urumqi, China, the left main lading gear failed to retract. The crew decided to continue the flight to their home base at Baku, Azerbaijan.
After a low pass along Baku's runway the aircraft turned to the left to return to the airport. Shortly afterwards engine power was lost as a result of fuel shortage. The plane struck light stanchions on a road bridge and crashed in a field.
Factors:
1) A malfunction of the landing gear retraction system, which led to flight with a landing gear extended and excessive fuel consumption. The subsequent failure to lock the left landing gear in the extended position made it necessary to do a second approach with a limited amount of fuel.
2) The fuel gauge indicator readings were inaccurate and prevented the crew from having correct info on the amount of fuel available and applying the flight manual's recommendations for low-fuel flights.
3) The lack of an airline bulletin on the features of the fuel system prevented the crew in the emergency situation from selecting the optimum mode for flying with a limited amount of fuel.
4) Inadequate operational and maintenance organization on the part of the companies Baku Air and ALG Inc.
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/96 (#3)
» Scramble 200(40)
accident date: 30-11-1995
type: Boeing 707-323C
registration: 4K-401
| Statuts: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | jeudi 30 novembre 1995 |
| Heure: | 19:10 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 707-323C |
| Compagnie: | Azerbaijan Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | 4K-401 |
| Numéro de série: | 19584/663 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1967 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (HK) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 9 km (5.6 milles) de Baku Airport (BAK) ( Azerbaidjan)
|
| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Urumqi Airport (URC/ZWWW), Chine |
| Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK/UBBB), Azerbaidjan |
After takeoff from Urumqi, China, the left main lading gear failed to retract. The crew decided to continue the flight to their home base at Baku, Azerbaijan.
After a low pass along Baku's runway the aircraft turned to the left to return to the airport. Shortly afterwards engine power was lost as a result of fuel shortage. The plane struck light stanchions on a road bridge and crashed in a field.
Probable Cause:
Factors:
1) A malfunction of the landing gear retraction system, which led to flight with a landing gear extended and excessive fuel consumption. The subsequent failure to lock the left landing gear in the extended position made it necessary to do a second approach with a limited amount of fuel.
2) The fuel gauge indicator readings were inaccurate and prevented the crew from having correct info on the amount of fuel available and applying the flight manual's recommendations for low-fuel flights.
3) The lack of an airline bulletin on the features of the fuel system prevented the crew in the emergency situation from selecting the optimum mode for flying with a limited amount of fuel.
4) Inadequate operational and maintenance organization on the part of the companies Baku Air and ALG Inc.
Sources:
» Flight International 13-19 December 1995 (9)» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/96 (#3)
» Scramble 200(40)
Photos
accident date: 30-11-1995
type: Boeing 707-323C
registration: 4K-401
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Urumqi Airport et Baku-Bina International Airport est de 3059 km (1912 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Urumqi Airport et Baku-Bina International Airport est de 3059 km (1912 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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