Accidents and Incidents

Air Safety Week, July 14, 2003

DATE/SITE: 11 Jun Toronto Ontario
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 767-233 of Air Canada Flt: ACA842
CIRCUMSTANCES: Taxiing for departure when a strong electrical burning smell
was detected. A "No Land 3" annunciator was displayed and the
F/O's localizer and glide slope flags displayed.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Maintenance
reported that the right ILS circuit breaker popped, was reset, and popped
again.

DATE/SITE: 14 Jun Amsterdam -Luxembourg
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 747-200 of MK Airlines
CIRCUMSTANCES: Descending thru FL150 enroute short sector AMS-LUX when it
hit a hailstorm. Hailstones the size of golf balls.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Nose cone
completely stove in, windshield cracked on both sides. Hail can be
encountered in clear air and may not show on radar.

DATE/SITE: 20 Jun Toronto Ontario
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: A320-211 of Air Canada  Reg: C-FTJQ
CIRCUMSTANCES: #2 flight management guidance computer (FMGC) froze, #1 FMGC
degraded, and both multi-purpose control and display units froze.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Manufacturer
is working on a modification to resolve these failures. Flt continued from
Ottawa to Toronto.

DATE/SITE: 25 Jun Rudshour Iran
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: C130 of  Iranian AirForce
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed in built-up area due to a technical failure.
DEATHS & INJURIES: 7 fatal / 7 on board
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: No further
details.

DATE/SITE: 26 Jun 1807L Gamsberg Mtns
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Cessna Caravan of SOS
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed in mountains on medevac flight.
DEATHS & INJURIES: 4 fatal / 4 on board
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Crash
site 170km from Windhoek Namibia.

DATE/SITE: 27 Jun 0521Z Edmonton Alberta
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 737-217 of ZipAir Reg: C-GCPS
CIRCUMSTANCES: WZP6259 declared smoke in cockpit and re-landed.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil / 101 on board
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Maintenance
found birdstrike in #1 eng. Smell entered via aircon.

DATE/SITE: 28 Jun Detroit Mich.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: CRJ of Pinnacle Air Flt 5877
CIRCUMSTANCES: Smoke discovered after cargo fire alert & a/c evacuated.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil / 34 on board
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Smoke
discovered to be residual auto-actuated fire extinguisher haze.

DATE/SITE: 29 Jun Madrid-Santiago Chile
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: A340-300 of Iberia
CIRCUMSTANCES: 3 pax in coma from carbon monoxide poisoning enroute.
DEATHS & INJURIES: 3 inj / 240 pax
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: 38% level of
CO found in pax blood by Indisa Clinic (suspicious claims).

DATE/SITE: 29 Jun 0110Z Schiphol-JFK
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 747-233B of Kittyhawk Intl
CIRCUMSTANCES: Reptd losing #2 eng, desc FL280 -cont'd JFK
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Reg: N714CK
Flt: CKS-206

DATE/SITE: 30 Jun 2030Z Toronto Ontario
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: A340-343 of AF
CIRCUMSTANCES: AFR358 reptd eng fail on 5nms final r/way 23 and landed.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm:
Rec'd false warning on #1 engine (CFM 56-5C4) thrust reverser, declared
an emerg, reduced #1 to idle, and locked out the #1 reverser.

DATE/SITE: 30 Jun Boufarik mil A/P
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: C130 of Algerian AF
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c crashed in residential area 30km S of Algiers.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Unknown >17 dead
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Moroccan Radio
reports "numerous" casualties. Test flight sortie.

DATE/SITE: 30 Jun Birmingham
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: New 757-28A of Air2000
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c Bravo Delta removed from service due to fuselage damage.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Belt loader
applied skin damage at hold 4.

DATE/SITE: 30 Jun Woodford UK
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: BAe146 of  Air Berlin
CIRCUMSTANCES: Large unexplained fatigue crack discovered (upper fuselage
near main door).
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: A/c ferried
Cologne for investigation. A/c belongs to WDL Group.

DATE/SITE: 02 Jul 0510L Singapore-Sydney
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 747-438 of QANTAS VH-OJU Flt: QF6
CIRCUMSTANCES: Eng advised smoke from brakes and capt ordered evac -pax
injured when slide 3R deflated. High heels puncture suspected.
DEATHS & INJURIES: 5 inj incl F/O
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: A/c landed 34L
with approx 15kt t/wind during post-curfew hour with idle reverse (any
greater requiring paperwork submission). Carbon brake fire due to excess
grease.

DATE/SITE: 02 Jul 0340L Darwin NT
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 777-200 of SIA
CIRCUMSTANCES: Singapore-Bris a/c diverted to discharge unruly 41yo male.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: SIA suing pax
for $25K cost of unsked landing and delays.

DATE/SITE: 02 Jul 0140Z Halifax NS
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: A340-313 of AF Flt: ARF359
CIRCUMSTANCES: Declared PAN 121nms NE of Sydney and landed Halifax.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: F-GLZM enrt
Toronto-Paris (#2 door floor heater thermostat shorted).

DATE/SITE: 04 Jul Sydney NSW
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: C130 of RAAF
CIRCUMSTANCES: Enrt Richmond-Darwin a/c diverted Sydney with massive fuel
leak.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Landed 16R
vacating onto 07 and evac'd. Large pool of fuel seen to form beneath
a/c.

DATE/SITE: 06 Jul 1730Z
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 767-333 of Air Canada
CIRCUMSTANCES: Declared an elec problem (smoke) and landed back.
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Flt: ACA101
Toronto-Vancouver

DATE/SITE: 07 Jul 2255L Curitiba Brazil
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: DC-10 of Cielo CIU 4855 OB1749
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c overran 2200m r/way in poor weather/heavy precipitn
DEATHS & INJURIES: Nil / 4 Cargo flt
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: R/way 15
localizer antenna damaged, nose-gear collapse, one eng damagd.

DATE/SITE: 08 Jul 0400L Port Sudan - Khartoum
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: 737-200 of Sudan Awys Reg: ST-AFK Flt: SD139
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed shortly after take-off from Red Sea airport after
reporting an eng failure. One 2yo child survived.
DEATHS & INJURIES: 115 fatal / 116 on board
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at  www.iasa.com.au/110703.htm: Airline
refuted foreign minister statement that a/c had not been serviced for 5
years due to US trade embargo on parts.

1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or
fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards.
2 DISCLAIMER: The information obtained from these National Reports is
preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings
of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading
of initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability,
but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final
report of investigation.  3A/P=Airport. Preliminary analysis by John
Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations,
International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

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