Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 February 1989
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Owner/operator: Tarom
Registration Number: YR-TPJ
Location: Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP) –
ÿ Romania
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Flight controls and engine systems.Flight controls and engine systems.
Category: Accident
A flight crew member initiated rapid flap adjustments during flight, resulting in a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent crash.A flight crew member initiated rapid flap adjustments during flight, resulting in a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent crash.
Description
Crashed following a simulated engine failure when a flight crew member raised the flaps too soon.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Rapid flap adjustments during flight, leading to engine failure.Rapid flap adjustments during flight, leading to engine failure.Share on:
