Accident Boeing 707-355C 5N-VRG,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323857

Date:	Saturday 14 November 1998
Time:	05:44
Type:	Boeing 707-355C
Owner/operator:	IAT Cargo
Registration:	5N-VRG
MSN:	19664/643
Year of manufacture:	1968
Total airframe hrs:	67790 hours
Cycles:	15984 flights
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (HK)
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Oostende Airport (OST) - Belgium
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Oostende Airport (OST/EBOS)
Destination airport:	Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Flight RCN302 took off from Oostende (OST), Belgium at 03:28 with a cargo of 35 tons of electronics. Heading south over Chimay, Belgium while at FL240 the aircraft encountered turbulence. The no. 3 engine detached, forcing the crew to return to Oostende. A holding pattern was flown to burn up fuel. While holding the airplane also suffered hydraulical problems. Finally an emergency landing was carried out at Oostende at 05:44. The plane overshot runway 26 by 100 m and came to rest just next to the localizer antenna.

Laboratory analyses revealed the presence of a fatigue crack on the inner mid spar fitting of engine #3. The crack has been present for a reasonable time. The Airworthiness Directive 93-11-02 asks the replacement of the fittings by improved model at least for July 97. The fittings of engine #3 were from the old design.
Due to the non application of AD 93-11-02, the aircraft was in a non-airworthy condition.

Sources:

ICAO Adrep
Report on the accident B707 - reg. 5N-VRG at Ostend Airport on 14th November 1998 / Ministerie van Verkeer en Infrastructuur

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photo (c) RAM Data; Oostende; November 1998