Peruvian Airlines Flight 112

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Peruvian Airlines Flight 112
A white and blue Boeing 737 with 'TEA' written on its side and tail
The accident aircraft in the livery of its first operator Trans European Airways
Accident summary
Date 28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
Summary Landing gear collapse, under investigation
Site Francisco Carle Airport, Jauja, Peru
Passengers 141
Crew 9
Injuries (non-fatal) 39
Fatalities 0
Survivors 150
Aircraft type Boeing 737-3M8
Operator Peruvian Airlines
Registration OB-2036-P
Flight origin Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima
Destination Francisco Carle Airport, Jauja

Peruvian Airlines Flight 112 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Lima to Jauja in Peru. On 28 March 2017, the aircraft operating the flight suffered undercarriage collapse after landing, caught fire, and was burnt out. While no fatalities occurred in this accident, 39 of the 150 people on board were injured.

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was a Boeing 737-3M8,[note 1] msn 25071, registration OB-2036-P. The aircraft had first flown in May 1991 with Trans European Airways and after service with several other airlines was leased by Peruvian Airlines in 2013.[1]

Accident

External video
video icon Video during the accident from the left side of the aircraft
video icon Video during the accident from the right side of the aircraft

The aircraft landed at Jauja at 16:40 local time (21:40 UTC). Passengers reported "two strong impacts" on landing. All three landing gear legs collapsed and the aircraft slid along the runway and departed the runway to the right, and the starboard wing hit the airport's perimeter fence.[2][3] A fire broke out and destroyed the aircraft. All 141 passengers and nine crew on board escaped,[2][4] of whom 39 people were injured and taken to hospital. Two people sustained broken bones,[5] and three people sustained concussions.[3] The accident was captured by several passengers on board.[6]

Investigations

The Commission for the Investigation of Aviation Accidents,[2] and the Criminal Prosecutor's Office in Jauja both opened investigations into the accident.[4] The final report determined that the cause of the accident was the failure of the shock absorbers (also called the shimmy dampers) on both main landing gear struts. This caused to the struts to experience vibrations and oscillations in the wheels, which lead to the struts failing and caused the landing gear to collapse.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The aircraft was a Boeing 737-300 model; Boeing assigns a unique code for each company that buys one of its aircraft, which is applied as an infix to the model number at the time the aircraft is built, hence "737-3M8".

References

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External links

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