Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | jeudi 20 avril 1967 |
Heure: | 15:18 UTC |
Type/Sous-type: | Bristol 175 Britannia 308F |
Compagnie: | British Eagle International Airlines |
Immatriculation: | G-ANCG |
Numéro de série: | 12923 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1959-11-20 (7 years 5 months) |
Heures de vol: | 10682 |
Moteurs: | 4 Bristol Proteus 75 |
Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 11 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 54 |
Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 65 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | Manston-Kent International Airport (MSE) ( Royaume Uni)
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Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
Nature: | Charter International |
Aéroport de départ: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), Royaume Uni |
Aéroport de destination: | Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK), Koweit |
Détails:The undercarriage wouldn't lock up after takeoff, so the crew recycled the gear a couple of times. On the third attempt, the bogie (which was not rotating in the right sequence) fouled the main hydraulic jack fracturing the attachment bolt of the shuttle valve for the main and emergency 'down' hydraulic lines. All hydraulic fluid escaped and the gear couldn't be extended anymore. An emergency landing was carried out on a foamed runway at Manston.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The undercarriage failed to lock down due to loss of the hydraulic fluid from the main and emergency systems. This resulted from fracture of the hydraulic lines consequent upon fouling of the port undercarriage retraction jack head by the bogie through incorrect setting up of the retraction sequence valve."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AIB (U.K.) |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months | Accident number: | CAP301 | Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
» Flight International 04 July 1968 (p.9)
» ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 Volume II (156-166)
Photos
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 London-Heathrow Airport et Kuwait International Airport est de 4641 km (2900 miles).
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.