Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 August 2002
Aircraft Type: Fokker 100
Owner/operator: TAM Linhas Areas
Registration Number: PT-MRL
Location: S?o Paulo-Viracopos Airport, SP (VCP) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: Aircraft hydraulicsAircraft hydraulics
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A flight of Flight 3499 experienced a hydraulic failure during landing, resulting in an emergency belly landing at Viracopos Airport.A flight of Flight 3499 experienced a hydraulic failure during landing, resulting in an emergency belly landing at Viracopos Airport.
Description
Flight 3499 departed Salvador at 08:46. Excessive pressure in the hydraulics prevented the landing gear from being lowered. An emergency belly landing at Viracopos Airport was carried out.
Primary Cause
Hydraulic failure in the aircraft’s hydraulics.Hydraulic failure in the aircraft’s hydraulics.Share on:
