Incident Overview
Date: Monday 7 April 1969
Aircraft Type: Vickers 757 Viscount
Owner/operator: Air Canada
Registration Number: CF-THK
Location: Sept-?les Airport, QC (YZV) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Starter selector relayStarter selector relay
Category: Accident
A fire occurred in the left main gear wheel well of an aircraft, forcing an emergency return to Sept-?les Airport. Loss of control of the first engine, coupled with reduced left main gear brakes, resulted in a circular evacuation and a passenger collision.A fire occurred in the left main gear wheel well of an aircraft, forcing an emergency return to Sept-?les Airport. Loss of control of the first engine, coupled with reduced left main gear brakes, resulted in a circular evacuation and a passenger collision.
Description
A fire warning in the no. 2 engine, caused by a fire in the left main gear wheel well, forced the crew to return to Sept-?les Airport, Canada. After a fullstop landing control was lost of the no. 1 engine. Additional loss of left main gear brakes caused the aircraft to circle to the right during the evacuation. As a result, a female passenger was run over after she had egressed through the emergency exit. PROBABLE CAUSE; Overheating of the starter selector relay during starting of no.1 and 2 engines. The proximity of a wire bundle to the relay provided a source of combustibles for the initial fire.
Primary Cause
Overheating of the starter selector relay during the starting of both engines.Overheating of the starter selector relay during the starting of both engines.Share on:
