Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 5 January 2014
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-3W0ER
Owner/operator: Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Orient Thai Airlines
Registration Number: HS-BKE
Location: Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) – ÿ Saudi Arabia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 315
Component Affected: Landing Gear (specifically the right main landing gear)Landing Gear (specifically the right main landing gear)
Category: Accident
A Boeing 767-300 operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines experienced a landing accident at Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) due to a malfunction in the right main landing gear. The flight crew lowered the landing gear but did not fully extend it, resulting in the right main landing gear remaining in the retracted position. The crew notified ATC and attempted to use alternate procedures to lower the gear without success. The aircraft landed with the right gear in the retracted position, causing a smooth touchdown and a minor impact with the runway. Fourteen passengers received minor injuries, and three passengers were seriously injured while sliding down the L-1 slide. An investigation revealed a potential issue with brake assembly maintenance records, specifically concerning eroded safety wire holes in lock bolts, and a lack of proper maintenance of brake rod retaining bolts.A Boeing 767-300 operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines experienced a landing accident at Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) due to a malfunction in the right main landing gear. The flight crew lowered the landing gear but did not fully extend it, resulting in the right main landing gear remaining in the retracted position. The crew notified ATC and attempted to use alternate procedures to lower the gear without success. The aircraft landed with the right gear in the retracted position, causing a smooth touchdown and a minor impact with the runway. Fourteen passengers received minor injuries, and three passengers were seriously injured while sliding down the L-1 slide. An investigation revealed a potential issue with brake assembly maintenance records, specifically concerning eroded safety wire holes in lock bolts, and a lack of proper maintenance of brake rod retaining bolts.

Description

A Boeing 767-300 operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines was damaged in a landing accident at Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED), Saudi Arabia. When preparing for landing in MED, the flight crew lowered the landing gear but the right main landing gear did not lower into the extended position. The flight crew notified the MED Air Traffic Control Tower of the discrepancy. The flight crew attempted to use the alternate procedure to lower the right main landing gear without success. The flight crew eventually landed the aircraft with the right main landing gear in the retracted position. The aircraft made a smooth touch down, slowing until the right engine nacelle contacted the runway. The aircraft remained under control during the landing with no injuries to the aircraft occupants. During the evacuation of the aircraft, fourteen passengers received minor injuries and three passengers were seriously injured while sliding down the L-1 slide. Findings 1. A foreign air carrier, the C-11 maintenance check provider, did not identify the number 1 or number 7 brake assemblies having eroded safety wire holes in the lock bolts installed on the brake rod retaining pin when performing a C-11 maintenance check. 2. All lock bolts installed on the brake rod retaining bolts should have been identified and evaluated for serviceability and replaced as necessary. 3. Orient Thai did not identify eroded safety wire holes in the lock bolts during the performance of maintenance activities including, brake replacement tasks, daily checks, and transit checks. 4. The accident was precipitated by the loss of two lock bolts that were not (or were not able to be) safety wired in place. Safety wiring the lock bolts would have prevented the right main landing gear brake rod retaining bolt from loosening and falling away from the pin.

Source of Information

http://sabq.org/g3Nfdehttp://sabq.org/g3Nfde

Primary Cause

Failure to properly extend the landing gear and lack of maintenance on brake rod retaining bolts.Failure to properly extend the landing gear and lack of maintenance on brake rod retaining bolts.

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