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Date: | Monday 27 March 2017 |
Time: | 10:06 |
Type: | Boeing 737-4Q8 |
Owner/operator: | Taban Air |
Registration: | EP-TBJ |
MSN: | 28202/3009 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Total airframe hrs: | 46231 hours |
Cycles: | 25674 flights |
Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3C1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 185 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ardabil Airport (ADU) -
Iran
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM) |
Destination airport: | Ardabil Airport (ADU/OITL) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB Iran |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Taban Air flight 6243, a Boeing 737-400, suffered severe vibrations on touchdown on runway 33 at Ardabil Airport, Iran. The right-hand main gear leg folded inwards and the aircraft tilted to the right, causing the no.2 engine to hit the runway.
The aircraft was ferried to Mashhad on May 1 and test flown after repairs on June 18, 2017. It re-entered service on June 21.
Main cause:
The main cause of the crash was a technical failure in the Shimmy Damper of the right-hand landing gear system.
Contributory factors:
- Failure to comply with the pilot's operating instructions
- Lack of technical supervision and disregard for the manufacturer's publications
- Weak design of landing gear control systems) Inspection of Shimmy Damper system and poor Torsion Link metallurgy
- Lack of quality oversight of Taban Airlines technical training units
METAR:
05:00 UTC / local time:
OITL 270500Z 25006KT CAVOK 06/M02 Q1017
06:00 UTC / local time:
OITL 270600Z 20023KT 9999 FEW035 SCT200 13/M02 Q1016
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB Iran |
Report number: | A960107EPTBJ |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Images:
photo (c) AAIB; 27 March 2017
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