Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 June 2010
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)
Owner/operator: Hewa Bora Airways
Registration Number: 9Q-COQ
Location: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101
Component Affected: TyreTyre
Category: Accident
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 passenger plane operated by Hewa Bora Airways experienced an emergency landing at Kinshasa, D.R. Congo. A tyre blew during takeoff, resulting in damage to the hydraulic system and engine number 1. The crew declared an emergency and returned to the airport.A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 passenger plane operated by Hewa Bora Airways experienced an emergency landing at Kinshasa, D.R. Congo. A tyre blew during takeoff, resulting in damage to the hydraulic system and engine number 1. The crew declared an emergency and returned to the airport.
Description
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 passenger plane, operated by Hewa Bora Airways, sustained damage in an emergency landing at Kinshasa, D.R.Congo. The airplane had departed on a domestic service, EO601, to Lubumbashi-Luano (FBM/FZQA). One of the tyres blew on takeoff, causing damage to the hydraulical system as well as engine no. 1. The crew declared an emergency and returned to the airport. The airplane came to rest on brushy ground next to the runway.
Source of Information
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/June/international_June907.xml?ion=internationalhttp://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/June/international_June907.xml?ion=internationalPrimary Cause
Tire blowout during takeoff.Tire blowout during takeoff.Share on:
