Date: | Saturday 27 April 2002 |
Time: | 03:00 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40F |
Owner/operator: | Centurion Air Cargo |
Registration: | N141WE |
MSN: | 46661/224 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Salvador-Comalapa International Airport (SAL) -
El Salvador
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | San Salvador-Comalapa International Airport (SAL/MSLP) |
Destination airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:At rotation, the flightcrew heard a sound described as a 'thump' or 'bang'. After becoming airborne, hydraulic pressure was lost on the nos. 1 and 2 systems. The flightcrew lowered the landing gear and returned to a landing on the takeoff runway. The airplane was brought to a stop and shut down. Examination found extensive damage in the left wing, above the left main landing gear, that included fractured nos. 1 and 2 hydraulic lines, and fractures or damaged mechanical control cables, pulleys, push rods, and electrical wiring. The no. 5 tire was found blown, and tread on the no. 1 tire damaged, both on the left main mount. Marks of a reverser cascade, identified as coming from a Boeing 727 engine, were found impressed into the runway, and a cascade was recovered in a search of the takeoff runway. Pieces of what appeared to be aluminum and other aircraft debris were also found on and near the takeoff runway.
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