Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 April 1999
Aircraft Type: Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 57-1418
Location: Oklahoma City-Tinker AFB, OK (TIK) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Rear fuselage pressure relief valvesRear fuselage pressure relief valves
Category: Other
Aviation incident occurred at Tinker AFB, OK during a pressure test of a rear fuselage. The aircraft was written off due to a rear fuselage pressure relief valve being secured shut and not released following previous maintenance.Aviation incident occurred at Tinker AFB, OK during a pressure test of a rear fuselage. The aircraft was written off due to a rear fuselage pressure relief valve being secured shut and not released following previous maintenance.
Description
Written off during ground test at Tinker AFB, OK when pressurization test wrecked rear fuselage. At previous maintenance, the pressure relief valves were secured shut and not released afterwards.
Primary Cause
Insufficient maintenance of pressure relief valves, leading to a failure to release after initial testing.Insufficient maintenance of pressure relief valves, leading to a failure to release after initial testing.Share on:
