Date: | Thursday 15 January 2004 |
Time: | 09:33 |
Type: | Boeing 747SP-86 |
Owner/operator: | Iran Air |
Registration: | EP-IAC |
MSN: | 21093/307 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 180 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Beijing-Capital Airport (PEK) -
China
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) |
Destination airport: | Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT/RJAA) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Suffered problems with the hydraulic system shortly after departing Beijing (PEK). The plane returned to land, during which the nose gear collapsed.
The airplane remained at Beijing for a few months, being prepared for a ferry flight back to Tehran. On June 1, 2004 the airplane was finally ferried back to Tehran where it was withdrawn from service. Some parts were stripped and the airplane was then moved for display at the Teheran AeroSpace Exhibition. In 2009 the airplane received overhaul to be restored in flying condition.
Sources:
Boeing 747SP Website Xinhua
Location
Images:
photo (c) Karl Krämer, via Werner Fischdick; München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC); February 2001
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