Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 May 1993
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-481
Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA
Registration Number: JA8096
Location: Tokyo International Airport/Haneda (HND/RJTT) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Minor
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 490
Component Affected: APU load gearbox gearsAPU load gearbox gears
Investigating Agency: ARAICARAIC
Category: Accident
An emergency evacuation was initiated following a cabin filling with white smoke during taxi after landing following a failure of gears in the APU load gearbox, resulting in APU oil jetting and atomization into the air system. Nine passengers sustained serious injuries, while four crew members and ten eight passengers experienced minor injuries.An emergency evacuation was initiated following a cabin filling with white smoke during taxi after landing following a failure of gears in the APU load gearbox, resulting in APU oil jetting and atomization into the air system. Nine passengers sustained serious injuries, while four crew members and ten eight passengers experienced minor injuries.
Description
An emergency evacuation was carried out after the cabin became filled with white smoke during taxi after landing. Nine passengers were seriously injured in the evacuation. Four crew members and 108 passengers sustained minor injuries. Cause: The failure of gears in the APU load gearbox caused APU oil to jet-leak and get atomized into the air system.
Primary Cause
Failure of gears in the APU load gearboxFailure of gears in the APU load gearboxShare on:
