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Crash of a Douglas DC-8-71F in Miami
Date & Time:
Feb 4, 2007 at 2255 LT
Operator:
Registration:
HK-4277
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Medellín – Miami
MSN:
45976/372
YOM:
1968
Flight number:
TPA724
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful cargo flight from Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro) Airport, the crew completed the approach and landing on runway 09R at Miami-Intl Airport. After touchdown, following a course of 100-120 metres, the crew activated the thrust reverser systems when the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft veered to the right and came to rest near the taxiway U. All three crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right main gear after landing due to improper torque of a landing gear lockbolt by the company maintenance personnel during landing gear installation.
Ground fire of a Douglas DC-8-71F in Philadelphia
Date & Time:
Feb 8, 2006 at 0001 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N748UP
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Atlanta - Philadelphia
MSN:
45948
YOM:
1967
Flight number:
UPS1307
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
16000.00
Copilot / Total hours on type:
2100
Aircraft flight hours:
67676
Circumstances:
On February 7, 2006, about 2359 eastern standard time, United Parcel Service Company flight 1307, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F, N748UP, landed at its destination airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a cargo smoke indication in the cockpit. The captain, first officer, and flight engineer evacuated the airplane after landing. The flight crewmembers sustained minor injuries, and the airplane and most of the cargo were destroyed by fire after landing. The scheduled cargo flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Night visual conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
Probable cause:
An in-flight cargo fire that initiated from an unknown source, which was most likely located within cargo container 12, 13, or 14. Contributing to the loss of the
aircraft were the inadequate certification test requirements for smoke and fire detection systems and the lack of an on-board fire suppression system.
aircraft were the inadequate certification test requirements for smoke and fire detection systems and the lack of an on-board fire suppression system.
Final Report:
