Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 March 2003
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-300
Owner/operator: Minerva Airlines, lsf Air Industria
Registration Number: I-ATRF
Location: Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45
Component Affected: The left landing gear’s swinging lever.The left landing gear’s swinging lever.
Investigating Agency: ANSVANSV
Category: Accident
An ATR-42 aircraft taxied to intersection BB for a runway 25 departure. Upon brake release, the left hand main gear?s swinging lever failed, causing the aircraft to swing. This failure resulted in the aircraft being withdrawn and stored at Fiumicino until purchased by Dart Aviation in 2005.An ATR-42 aircraft taxied to intersection BB for a runway 25 departure. Upon brake release, the left hand main gear?s swinging lever failed, causing the aircraft to swing. This failure resulted in the aircraft being withdrawn and stored at Fiumicino until purchased by Dart Aviation in 2005.
Description
After startup the ATR-42 taxied to intersection BB for a runway 25 departure. The engines were running at approx 70% torque, prior to brake release, when the swinging lever of the left hand main gear failed. After the mishap, the aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Fiumicino until it was bought for spares by Dart Aviation in 2005. CAUSE (translated from Italian): The breakage of the swinging lever (SL) of the left landing gear. The SL is the connecting element between the structure of the landing gear and the wheel – a technical factor.
Primary Cause
The breakage of the swinging lever (SL) of the left landing gear.The breakage of the swinging lever (SL) of the left landing gear.Share on:
