Détails:
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.
» Report on the accident B707 - reg. 5N-VRG at Ostend Airport on 14th November 1998 / Ministerie van Verkeer en Infrastructuur
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
| Statuts: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | samedi 14 novembre 1998 |
| Heure: | 05:44 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 707-355C |
| Compagnie: | IAT Cargo |
| Immatriculation: | 5N-VRG |
| Numéro de série: | 19664/643 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1968 |
| Heures de vol: | 67790 |
| Cycles: | 15984 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (HK) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Oostende Airport (OST) ( Belgique)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Oostende Airport (OST/EBOS), Belgique |
| Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigéria | |
| Numéro de vol: | 302 |
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.
Probable Cause:
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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accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
accident date: 14-11-1998
type: Boeing 707-355C
registration: 5N-VRG
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 Oostende Airport et Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport est de 4926 km (3079 miles).
La distance entre Oostende Airport et Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport est de 4926 km (3079 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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