Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 June 1989
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: Libyan Arab Airlines
Registration Number: 5A-DDV
Location: near Zella –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: NozzleNozzle
Category: Accident
A no. 1 engine experienced rapid vibration shortly after takeoff, preventing the aircraft from maintaining altitude. The crew initiated an immediate return to Zella, but the aircraft crashed in the desert.A no. 1 engine experienced rapid vibration shortly after takeoff, preventing the aircraft from maintaining altitude. The crew initiated an immediate return to Zella, but the aircraft crashed in the desert.
Description
The no. 1 engine began to vibrate shortly after takeoff. The engine was shut down and the crew wanted to return to Zella, but couldn’t maintain height. The aircraft crashed in the desert.
Primary Cause
Engine vibration during takeoff.Engine vibration during takeoff.Share on:
