Incident Overview

Date: Friday 10 January 1992
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2Y5
Owner/operator: Air Lanka
Registration Number: 4R-ULL
Location: Madras Airport (MAA) – ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 116
Component Affected: Right main landing gear beamRight main landing gear beam
Category: Accident
A Madras airport aircraft experienced a landing failure due to a damaged landing gear. The right engine contact with the runway immediately following touchdown resulted in swerving and subsequent stopping with the nose wheel. The aircraft subsequently entered a grassy strip, leading to evacuation via slide chutes.A Madras airport aircraft experienced a landing failure due to a damaged landing gear. The right engine contact with the runway immediately following touchdown resulted in swerving and subsequent stopping with the nose wheel. The aircraft subsequently entered a grassy strip, leading to evacuation via slide chutes.

Description

During landing on runway 07 at Madras airport, the right landing gear attachment failed and right engine contacting runway surface immediately on touch down. The aircraft started swerving towards the right of runway center line. The aircraft finally came to stop with its nose wheel and failed right main landing gear entering the grassy side strip soon after crossing the Delta taxiway. The fire emanating from the right engine was extinguished and the crew and passengers evacuated the aircraft through the left side exit doors by means of the slide chutes. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident occurred as a result of failure of the right hand main landing gear beam during the landing due to pre-existing stress corrosion cracks and pits at its inboard lug hole and higher than normal landing loads contributed to its failure”.

Primary Cause

Failure of the right main landing gear beam due to pre-existing stress corrosion cracks and pits at its inboard lug hole, compounded by excessive landing loads.Failure of the right main landing gear beam due to pre-existing stress corrosion cracks and pits at its inboard lug hole, compounded by excessive landing loads.

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