Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 October 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-7C
Owner/operator: Panair do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-PDL
Location: Belm Airport, PA (BEL) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A DC-7 aircraft experienced a hydraulic fluid loss shortly after departure from Manaus, leading to a landing emergency at Belem. The aircraft veered off the runway and collapsed the landing gear due to deteriorated hydraulic fluid, which damaged the rubber and plastic sealing ring.A DC-7 aircraft experienced a hydraulic fluid loss shortly after departure from Manaus, leading to a landing emergency at Belem. The aircraft veered off the runway and collapsed the landing gear due to deteriorated hydraulic fluid, which damaged the rubber and plastic sealing ring.
Description
Hydraulic fluid was lost about one hour after departure from Manaus. An emergency landing at Belem was carried out. On application of reverse pitch on the propellers the DC-7 veered off the runway and came to rest in a ditch, collapsing the landing gear. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Deteriorating action of the hydraulic fluid used in the type of aircraft which affected the rubber and plastic sealing ringe.”
Primary Cause
Deteriorating action of the hydraulic fluid used in the type of aircraft which affected the rubber and plastic sealing ringe.Deteriorating action of the hydraulic fluid used in the type of aircraft which affected the rubber and plastic sealing ringe.Share on:
