ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161635
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| Date: | Saturday 12 October 2013 |
| Time: | 09:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-ANK |
| MSN: | 36282/60 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Airport (BLR/VOBL) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Airport (BLR/VOBL) [VT] | |
| Investigating agency: | DGCA India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air India flight AI803 from Delhi to Bangalore was uneventful.
The aircraft arrived at Bangalore at 04:10 UTC. During post flight walk-around inspection, the Right hand side Pack Heat Exchanger - Access Panel was found missing.
Later, the eight feet by four feet (2.4 metres by 1.2 metres) panel was found ahead of the touchdown point on the runway by local BIAL airside safety officials.
There was no secondary damage.
Conclusion:
"1. The RH Heat Exchanger Access Panel 196KR detached at the time of landing on runway as the panel was remaining
on the aircraft with only four screws instead of 47 screws which were not fully tight.
2. The cause of the incident was due to Human Error and not adopting appropriated Standard Operating Procedures."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/boeing-dreamliner-air-india-idINDEE99F01220131016Z
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Panel-falls-off-Air-India-Dreamliner-midair-DGCA-to-probe-incident/articleshow/24204166.cms?referral=PM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2013 07:39 | harro | Added |
| 13-Nov-2015 20:35 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Narrative] |
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