Date: | Monday 7 May 1990 |
Time: | 09:17 |
Type: | Boeing 747-237B |
Owner/operator: | Air-India |
Registration: | VT-EBO |
MSN: | 20558/188 |
Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 215 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) -
India
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
Destination airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Boeing 747, named "Emperor Vikramaditya", touched down at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport after a flight from London-Heathrow. On application of reverse thrust, a failure of the no. 1 engine pylon to wing attachment caused this engine to tilt nose down. Hot exhaustion gasses caused a fire on the left wing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was caused due to the migration of the improperly installed diagonal-brace aft fuse-pin of the No.1 engine from its fitting which substantially reduced the load carrying capability of the engine fittings resulting in failure of the upper-link forward fuse pin due to excessive loads on account of probably improper landing leading to a partial separation of engine and fire."
Sources:
NTSB/SIR-94/02 (p. 16)
Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1990 (DGAC India)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Frankfurt International Airport (FRA); 09 February 1975
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