
Détails:
Far Eastern Air Transport flight 103, a Boeing 737-200, crashed near Sanyi Township, Taiwan, killing all 110 on board.
Seventeen days before the accident, on August 5, 1981 the aircraft lost cabin pressure during a flight from Taipei (TSA) to Kaohsiung (KHH) in Taiwan.
On August 22, 1981, the aircraft took off from Taipei on a flight to Makung (MZG). Ten minutes after takeoff from there was a loss of cabin pressure. The flight crew returned to Taipei, where repair work was carried out. Later that day the aircraft entered service again as Flight 103 to Kaohsiung. Fourteen minutes after takeoff the aircraft suffered an explosive decompression and disintegrated in flight.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Extensive corrosion damage in the lower fuselage structures, and at a number of locations there were corrosion penetrated through pits, holes and cracks due to intergranular corrosion and skin thinning exfoliation corrosion, and in addition, the possible existence of undetected cracks because of the great number of pressurization cycles of the aircraft (a total of 33,313 landings), interaction of these defects and the damage had so deteriorated that rapid fracture occurred at a certain flight altitude and pressure differential resulting rapid decompression and sudden break of passenger compartment floor beams and connecting frames, cutting control cables and electrical wiring. And eventually loss of power, loss of control, midair disintegration."
» Flight International 05 September 1981 (703)
accident date: 22-08-1981
type: Boeing 737-222
registration: B-2603
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | samedi 22 août 1981 |
| Heure: | 10:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 737-222 |
| Compagnie: | Far Eastern Air Transport - FEAT |
| Immatriculation: | B-2603 |
| Numéro de série: | 19939/151 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1969-04-30 (12 years 4 months) |
| Cycles: | 33313 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A |
| Equipage: | victimes: 6 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 104 / Ã bord: 104 |
| Total: | victimes: 110 / Ã bord: 110 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Sanyi Township, Miaoli County ( Taïwan)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS), Taïwan |
| Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH), Taïwan | |
| Numéro de vol: | 103 |
Far Eastern Air Transport flight 103, a Boeing 737-200, crashed near Sanyi Township, Taiwan, killing all 110 on board.
Seventeen days before the accident, on August 5, 1981 the aircraft lost cabin pressure during a flight from Taipei (TSA) to Kaohsiung (KHH) in Taiwan.
On August 22, 1981, the aircraft took off from Taipei on a flight to Makung (MZG). Ten minutes after takeoff from there was a loss of cabin pressure. The flight crew returned to Taipei, where repair work was carried out. Later that day the aircraft entered service again as Flight 103 to Kaohsiung. Fourteen minutes after takeoff the aircraft suffered an explosive decompression and disintegrated in flight.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Extensive corrosion damage in the lower fuselage structures, and at a number of locations there were corrosion penetrated through pits, holes and cracks due to intergranular corrosion and skin thinning exfoliation corrosion, and in addition, the possible existence of undetected cracks because of the great number of pressurization cycles of the aircraft (a total of 33,313 landings), interaction of these defects and the damage had so deteriorated that rapid fracture occurred at a certain flight altitude and pressure differential resulting rapid decompression and sudden break of passenger compartment floor beams and connecting frames, cutting control cables and electrical wiring. And eventually loss of power, loss of control, midair disintegration."
Sources:
» NTSB/AAR-89/03» Flight International 05 September 1981 (703)
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accident date: 22-08-1981
type: Boeing 737-222
registration: B-2603
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Taipei-Songshan Airport et Kaohsiung International Airport est de 301 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Taipei-Songshan Airport et Kaohsiung International Airport est de 301 km (188 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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