Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 November 2000
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
Owner/operator: Aero Condor
Registration Number: N3107P
Location: Trujillo Airport (TRU) –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Hydraulic lines in the right landing gear well.Hydraulic lines in the right landing gear well.
Category: Accident
The Metro III aircraft experienced a significant emergency landing following a hydraulic power loss prior to approach. The crew was unable to extend the right main landing gear due to a hydraulic line leak in the landing gear well, resulting in an emergency landing with extended other landing gears.The Metro III aircraft experienced a significant emergency landing following a hydraulic power loss prior to approach. The crew was unable to extend the right main landing gear due to a hydraulic line leak in the landing gear well, resulting in an emergency landing with extended other landing gears.
Description
The Metro III departed Lima around 05:30 for a cargo flight to Trujillo. The flight crew had reported a complete loss of hydraulic power prior to initiating the approach. The flight crew was not able to extend the right main landing gear due to a leak in a hydraulic line in the right landing gear well. The runway was foamed and the crew performed an emergency landing with the other two landing gears extended.
Primary Cause
Hydraulic line leak in landing gear well.Hydraulic line leak in landing gear well.Share on:
