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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 2006 |
| Time: | 19:41 LT |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France , opb Brit Air |
| Registration: | F-GPXD |
| MSN: | 11494 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Tay |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Immediately after touchdown, the aircraft began to roll around its vertical axis, but the crew was able to keep it on track. It was discovered that the eye of the connecting fitting of the upper "torque link" was broken.
Sources:
BFU AX002-0/06
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 2006 | F-GPXD | Air France, opb Brit Air | 0 | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
non |
| Runway incursion with a/c (no oollision) | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2024 06:40 | ASN | Added |
| 18-Sep-2024 07:15 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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