Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 1 February 1979
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator: Pakistan Air Force
Registration Number: 10687
Location: Lahore Airport (LHE) –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The C-130B Hercules’s engine system, specifically the chock deployment mechanism.The C-130B Hercules’s engine system, specifically the chock deployment mechanism.
Category: Other
A Pakistan Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules, msn 3698, experienced a collision with another C-130B Hercules, msn 4117, during a night engine test run due to a chock malfunction.A Pakistan Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules, msn 3698, experienced a collision with another C-130B Hercules, msn 4117, during a night engine test run due to a chock malfunction.
Description
A Pakistan Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules 23488 (msn 3698) jumped chocks during night engine test run and collided with another PAF Hercules, 10687 (msn 4117).
Primary Cause
A chock malfunction caused by a malfunction in the C-130B Hercules’s system.A chock malfunction caused by a malfunction in the C-130B Hercules’s system.Share on:
