Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 August 1962
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-114D
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-76479
Location: Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Nose gear retraction system.Nose gear retraction system.
Category: Other
On August 1962, a Tu-114 aircraft was severely damaged during maintenance at ATB Vnukovo due to a malfunction in the nose gear retraction system. A junior engineer inadvertently bypassed a protective mechanism, resulting in the gear retracting unexpectedly while the aircraft was on the ground.On August 1962, a Tu-114 aircraft was severely damaged during maintenance at ATB Vnukovo due to a malfunction in the nose gear retraction system. A junior engineer inadvertently bypassed a protective mechanism, resulting in the gear retracting unexpectedly while the aircraft was on the ground.
Description
The Tu-114 was severely damaged when the nose gear suddenly retracted during maintenance at ATB Vnukovo in August 1962. A junior engineer was working on the electronics of this aircraft and somehow managed to by-pass the protection mechanism preventing from the gear going up while on the ground.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4151http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=4151Primary Cause
Bypass of protective mechanism during maintenance of the nose gear retraction system.Bypass of protective mechanism during maintenance of the nose gear retraction system.Share on:
