Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 February 2002
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76MD
Owner/operator: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force – IRGCAF
Registration Number: 15-2281
Location: near Mashhad –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 230
Component Affected: Engine 4Engine 4
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced an engine fire during a flight near Mashhad, resulting in a forced landing. The autopilot malfunction and subsequent yaws led to the fire spreading to the wing, ultimately causing the engine to fall off.An aircraft experienced an engine fire during a flight near Mashhad, resulting in a forced landing. The autopilot malfunction and subsequent yaws led to the fire spreading to the wing, ultimately causing the engine to fall off.
Description
When the aircraft was 80 km out of Mashhad and at FL230, suddenly the autopilot disengaged and there were warnings indicating engine no. 4 was on fire. The plane yawed to starboard. The fire spread to the wing and eventually the no. 4 engine fell off. A safe emergency landing was made at Mashhad, 24 minutes later. The plane continued to burn for another 16 minutes on the tarmac, before the flames were finally put out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://up.aerospacetalk.ir/viewer.php?file=26232368998747161767.jpg, http://web.archive.org/web/20150413074708/http://aerospacetalk.ir/en/viewtopic.php?f=385&t=23027https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://up.aerospacetalk.ir/viewer.php?file=26232368998747161767.jpg, http://web.archive.org/web/20150413074708/http://aerospacetalk.ir/en/viewtopic.php?f=385&t=23027Primary Cause
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