Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 November 1998
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-436
Owner/operator: British Airways
Registration Number: G-BNLD
Location: Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 256
Component Affected: Wheel number 12 tire segment.Wheel number 12 tire segment.
Category: Accident
During the take-off run, a tire segment of wheel number 12 failed, resulting in a hydraulic system failure and inability to raise the gear. The aircraft landed safely with a significant fuel dump.During the take-off run, a tire segment of wheel number 12 failed, resulting in a hydraulic system failure and inability to raise the gear. The aircraft landed safely with a significant fuel dump.
Description
During the take-off run, the tire of wheel number 12 disintegrated. This caused a failure of the hydraulic system number one which prevented the gear being raised. The aircraft dumped some 40 000 kg of fuel and landed normally at the departure airport. Tire 12 had been penetrated by a foreign object during the take-off run.
Primary Cause
Tire segment failure during take-off.Tire segment failure during take-off.Share on:
