Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 19 March 2019
Aircraft Type: Fokker 100
Owner/operator: Iran Air
Registration Number: EP-IDG
Location: Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII) – ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: Landing gear door up-lock mechanisms.Landing gear door up-lock mechanisms.
Investigating Agency: AAIB IranAAIB Iran
Category: Accident
On Iran Air flight 215, a Fokker 100, a hydraulic system failure resulted in the inability to lower the main undercarriage, hindering the aircraft’s landing. Manual attempts to deploy the undercarriage were unsuccessful due to a technical issue on the landing gear door mechanisms, leading to a main gear-up landing at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport. No injuries or fire occurred.On Iran Air flight 215, a Fokker 100, a hydraulic system failure resulted in the inability to lower the main undercarriage, hindering the aircraft’s landing. Manual attempts to deploy the undercarriage were unsuccessful due to a technical issue on the landing gear door mechanisms, leading to a main gear-up landing at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport. No injuries or fire occurred.

Description

Iran Air flight 215, a Fokker 100, suffered a failure of one of the hydraulic systems. Consequently, the main undercarriage could not be lowered. Even manual attempts to deploy the undercarriage using an emergency procedure proved fruitless due to a technical failure (seizing) on the landing gear door up-lock mechanisms. The flight crew then performed a main gear-up landing at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, Iran. There were no injuries and there was no fire. Investigation results show that the aircraft had suffered hydraulical issues on prior flights. Causes: The aircraft involved accident due to the main gear up landing on the runway. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) determines that the accident took place due to a combination of failures in hydraulic system and L/G manual extension. The investigation revealed that the contributive factors in human failures were as: – Not following procedures – Ineffective maintenance – Pilot nonstandard action to HYD #1 pump fault light based on QRH on previous flight IRA.214

Primary Cause

Hydraulic system failure and the resulting failure of the L/G manual extension mechanism during a main gear-up landing.Hydraulic system failure and the resulting failure of the L/G manual extension mechanism during a main gear-up landing.

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