Narrative:
On approach to Cairo the gear had to be recycled a couple of times before three greens were obtained. The aircraft landed normally and taxied to the end of the runway. A 180-degree turn was made at the end, during which braking and steering failed. The Viscount ran into a row of lamp standards.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of hydraulic fluid from the main reservoir due to a burst pipe.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 March 1965 |
| Type: |  Vickers 773 Viscount |
| Operator: | Iraqi Airways |
| Registration: | YI-ACU |
| MSN: | 331 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Cairo International Airport (CAI) ( Egypt)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
On approach to Cairo the gear had to be recycled a couple of times before three greens were obtained. The aircraft landed normally and taxied to the end of the runway. A 180-degree turn was made at the end, during which braking and steering failed. The Viscount ran into a row of lamp standards.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of hydraulic fluid from the main reservoir due to a burst pipe.
Classification:
Hydraulic system problem Damaged on the ground
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