Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 1 February 2003
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-4Q8
Owner/operator: Alaska Airlines
Registration Number: N764AS
Location: Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101
Component Affected: Faft belly skinFaft belly skin
Category: Accident
An aircraft landed slowly and hard at Vancouver, experiencing a rotational instability that damaged the aft belly skin. Subsequent repairs at Everett resulted in a major skin repair and fuselage strap replacement.An aircraft landed slowly and hard at Vancouver, experiencing a rotational instability that damaged the aft belly skin. Subsequent repairs at Everett resulted in a major skin repair and fuselage strap replacement.
Description
The aircraft had landed slow and hard at Vancouver and momentarily rotated beyond its compressed-strut nose up limit. This caused damage to the aft belly skin. The aircraft was ferried to Everett, Washington, where a major repair was performed on the damaged skin and fuselage strap.
Primary Cause
Rotation instability during landing.Rotation instability during landing.Share on:
