Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 January 1999
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-323ER
Owner/operator: American Airlines
Registration Number: N373AA
Location: London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 191
Component Affected: Fuselage skinFuselage skin
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident
A hard landing occurred on runway 27L at Heathrow following a flight from Chicago. No injuries were reported among 191 passengers and crew. Damage to the airframe was identified as compression buckling of the fuselage skin.A hard landing occurred on runway 27L at Heathrow following a flight from Chicago. No injuries were reported among 191 passengers and crew. Damage to the airframe was identified as compression buckling of the fuselage skin.
Description
On 15-1-1999, the flight experienced a hard landing on runway 27L at Heathrow after a flight from Chicago. No injuries sustained to the 191 persons on board (13 crew and 178 passengers). Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report “compression buckling of fuselage skin”
Source of Information
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423002c40f0b61342000973/Boeing_767-323__N373AA_10-99.pdf, https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001204X00044&ntsbno=DCA99WA031&akey=1, http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=373AA, http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b767-25200.htm, https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Boeing/767/25200/N373AA-American-Airlineshttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423002c40f0b61342000973/Boeing_767-323__N373AA_10-99.pdf, https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001204X00044&ntsbno=DCA99WA031&akey=1, http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=373AA, http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b767-25200.htm, https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Boeing/767/25200/N373AA-American-AirlinesPrimary Cause
Compression buckling of the fuselage skinCompression buckling of the fuselage skinShare on:
