Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 October 2002
Aircraft Type: Avro RJ85
Owner/operator: Northwest Airlink, opb Mesaba Airlines
Registration Number: N528XJ
Location: Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: No. 1 engine mountings and the flight deck.No. 1 engine mountings and the flight deck.
Category: Other
An Avro RJ85 aircraft experienced a critical incident during taxiing to the terminal. Due to mechanical failure, the aircraft collided with the jetway at gate C2, resulting in extensive damage to the jetway and the aircraft’s fuselage. The No. 1 engine suffered a significant loss of its mountings and the flight deck sustained substantial structural damage.An Avro RJ85 aircraft experienced a critical incident during taxiing to the terminal. Due to mechanical failure, the aircraft collided with the jetway at gate C2, resulting in extensive damage to the jetway and the aircraft’s fuselage. The No. 1 engine suffered a significant loss of its mountings and the flight deck sustained substantial structural damage.
Description
The Avro RJ85 was had received a maintenance check and was being taxied back to the terminal. The mechanics were not able to stop the plane in time. It collided with the jetway at gate C2, causing considerable damage to the jetway as a well as the airplane. The no. 1 engine was almost entirely ripped off its mountings and the flight deck sustained serious structural damage.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure of the No. 1 engine during taxiing.Mechanical failure of the No. 1 engine during taxiing.Share on:
