Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 February 1984
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2M2
Owner/operator: TAAG Angola Airlines
Registration Number: D2-TBV
Location: Huambo Airport (NOV) –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142
Component Affected: Hydraulic linesHydraulic lines
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Boeing 737 experienced a catastrophic event during a flight from Huambo, Angola, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled landing. A rear cabin explosion caused a hydraulic line failure, preventing flap extension and leading to a fast touchdown, resulting in overrunning the runway.A Boeing 737 experienced a catastrophic event during a flight from Huambo, Angola, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled landing. A rear cabin explosion caused a hydraulic line failure, preventing flap extension and leading to a fast touchdown, resulting in overrunning the runway.
Description
The Boeing 737 had taken off from Huambo and was climbing through 8000 feet when an explosion occurred in the rear of the cabin. The crew returned to Huambo for an emergency landing. Because of severed hydraulic lines it was impossible to extend the flaps. The aircraft touched down fast and overran the runway by 180 m. Just 3 months prior to this accident, TAAG had lost another Boeing 737.
Primary Cause
Severed hydraulic lines caused by an explosion in the rear of the cabin.Severed hydraulic lines caused by an explosion in the rear of the cabin.Share on:
