Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 May 2005
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-31KER
Owner/operator: Skyservice Airlines
Registration Number: C-GLMC
Location: Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) –
ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 318
Component Affected: Upper fuselageUpper fuselage
Category: Accident
A experienced structural failure occurred in the upper fuselage of an aircraft following a hard landing in Bolivia on August 7, 2004, and Vietnam Airlines on September 19, 2000. This incident bears similarities to previous hard landings involving Boeing 767 and Vietnam Airlines 767 aircraft.A experienced structural failure occurred in the upper fuselage of an aircraft following a hard landing in Bolivia on August 7, 2004, and Vietnam Airlines on September 19, 2000. This incident bears similarities to previous hard landings involving Boeing 767 and Vietnam Airlines 767 aircraft.
Description
Experienced structural failure of the upper fuselage following a hard landing. The damage pattern was similar to that of a LAB Boeing 767 hard landing in Bolivia, August 7, 2004 and a Vietnam Airlines 767 hard landing September 19, 2000.
Primary Cause
Hard landing conditions and structural failure.Hard landing conditions and structural failure.Share on:
