Cairo

Site:

Schedule:

Cairo - Jeddah

MSN:

28423/71

YOM:

1997

Flight number:

MS667

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Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

307

Pax fatalities:

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Captain / Total flying hours:

16982

Captain / Total hours on type:

5314.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

2247

Copilot / Total hours on type:

198

Aircraft flight hours:

48281

Aircraft flight cycles:

11448

Circumstances:

On July 29, 2011, the said Boeing 777-200, Egyptian registration SU-GBP, operated by EgyptAir, arrived from Madina, Saudi Arabia (Flight No 678) and stopped at Gate F7, terminal 3, Cairo international airport almost at 0500 UTC time. Necessary maintenance actions (After Landing Check ALC, Transit Check) have been performed by EgyptAir engineers and technicians, to prepare the aircraft for the following scheduled flight (Cairo/Jeddah, scheduled at 0730 UTC, same day 29 July 2011, flight number 667). The cockpit crew (Captain and F/O) for the event flight (Cairo/Jeddah), started the cockpit preparation including checking the cockpit crew oxygen system as per normal procedures. The F/O reported that the oxygen pressure was within normal range (730 psi). At almost 0711 UTC, and while waiting for the last passengers to board the aircraft, the F/O officer reported that a pop, hissing sound originating from the right side of his seat was heard, associated with fire and smoke coming from the right side console area below F/O window #3 (right hand lower portion of the cockpit area) [The aircraft was still preparing for departure at Gate F7, Terminal 3 at Cairo Airport at the time the crew detected the fire]. The Captain requested the F/O to leave the cockpit immediately and notify for cockpit fire. The captain used the cockpit fire extinguisher bottle located behind his seat in attempt to fight and extinguish the fire. The attempt was unsuccessful, the fire continued in the cockpit. The F/O left the cockpit, he asked the cabin crew to deplane all the passengers and crew from the aircraft, based on captain’s order. He moved to the stairs and then underneath the aircraft in attempt to find anyone with a radio unit but he could not. He returned to the service road in front of the aircraft and stopped one car and asked the person in the car to notify the fire department that the aircraft is burning on the stand F7 using his radio unit. The cabin crew deplaned the passengers using the two doors 1L and 2L. The passenger bridge was still connected to the entry doors that were used for deplaning. The first fire brigade arrived to the aircraft after three minutes. The fire was extinguished. Extinguishing actions and cooling of the aircraft were terminated at 0845 UTC (1045 Cairo local time). The aircraft experienced major damage resulting from the fire and smoke. Passengers deplaned safely, some (passengers, employees) suffered mild asphyxia caused by smoke inhalation. Passengers and crew were as follows: Passengers 307, Cockpit Crew 2, Cabin Crew 8.

Probable cause:

Probable causes for the accident can be reached through:
- Accurate and thorough reviewing of the factual information and the analysis sections
- Excluding the irrelevant probable causes included in the analysis section
Examination of the aircraft revealed that the fire originated near the first officer's oxygen mask supply tubing, which is located underneath the side console below the no. 3 right hand flight deck window. Oxygen from the flight crew oxygen system is suspected to have contributed to the fire's intensity and speed.
The cause of the fire could not be conclusively determined. It is not yet known whether the oxygen system breach occurred first, providing a flammable environment or whether the oxygen system breach occurred as a result of the fire.
Accident could be related to the following probable causes:
1. Electrical fault or short circuit resulted in electrical heating of flexible hoses in the flight crew oxygen system. (Electrical Short Circuits; contact between aircraft wiring and oxygen system components may be possible if multiple wire clamps are missing or fractured or if wires are incorrectly installed).
2. Exposure to Electrical Current

Final Report:

Ground accident of a Boeing 747-306M in Cairo

Date & Time: Jul 17, 2010 at 0730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 747-300

Operator:

Registration:

HS-VAC

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Cairo - Jeddah

MSN:

23056/587

YOM:

1983

Flight number:

SV9302

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Circumstances:

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Cairo to Jeddah. During the takeoff roll, the engine n°4 experienced an uncontained failure. The takeoff procedure was rejected and the aircraft came to a halt and later transferred to a hangar. All 22 crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Failure of the n°4 engine during takeoff following the failure of the high pressure compressor.

Crash of a Boeing 707-366C in Cairo

Date & Time: Apr 2, 2004 at 0500 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

Operator:

Registration:

SU-AVZ

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Cairo - Ostend

MSN:

20762

YOM:

1973

Flight number:

MHS200

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During a night takeoff from Cairo-Intl Airport runway 23L, the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the right and came to rest few hundred metres further with both right engines n°3 & 4 torn off. All seven occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Grumman E-2C Hawkeye in Cairo

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye

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Registration:

162791

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Cairo West. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas DC-8-55F in Cairo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1988 at 0407 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-8

Operator:

Registration:

5N-ARH

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

Schedule:

Billund – Cairo – Sharjah

MSN:

45859

YOM:

1966

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Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Billund to Sharjah with an intermediate stop in Cairo, carrying a crew of four and a load of about 100 Danish cows. Just after a night takeoff from runway 27R, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed 700 meters past the runway end, bursting into flames. All four occupants and all animals were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that one of the engine failed and caught fire shortly after rotation for unknown reasons. The crew already abandoned a first attempt to takeoff few minutes earlier for similar reasons.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 500 in Cairo: 23 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1986 at 1900 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

SU-GAD

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Convair CV-440 Metropolitan

Schedule:

Sharm el-Sheikh - Cairo

MSN:

10659

YOM:

1983

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Aircraft flight hours:

2063

Aircraft flight cycles:

2378

Circumstances:

On approach to Cairo-Intl Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions due to sandstorm. On final, the aircraft descended below the glide when it struck the roof of a building and crashed in an industrial estate located short of runway. Three passengers were seriously injured while 23 other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The crew descended below the minimum descent altitude in low visibility.

Crash of a Convair CV-440-88 Metropolitan in Cairo

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1976

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

OMCO Petroleum Company

Registration:

N985

Flight Phase:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Type:

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MSN:

448

YOM:

1957

Location:

Cairo

Country:

Egypt

Region:

Africa

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Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll at Cairo Airport, one of the engine caught fire. The captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran and came to rest in flames few dozen metres further. All occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine fire on takeoff for unknown reasons.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Cairo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Circumstances:

In unknown circumstances, the four engine airplane crashed onto UNO facilities located at the Cairo-Almaza Airfield. All five occupants were killed while there were no injuries on the ground.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154 in Cairo: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1974 at 1730 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-154

Operator:

Registration:

SU-AXB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

Schedule:

Cairo - Cairo

MSN:

73A048

YOM:

1973

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Circumstances:

The crew was completing a local training flight at Cairo-Intl Airport. After a training period of 3 hours and 14 minutes, the crew performed a low pass over runway 23 in a slight nose-up attitude. While initiating a climb, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that crashed in flames near the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Continual increase of pitching up attitude during overshoot which lead to the stalling of the aircraft at an insufficient height for recovery. Contributing were the inaccurate calculation of the CG position before takeoff and the possibility of movement of the ballast weight aft during flight.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-62 in Cairo

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1972 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-62

Operator:

Registration:

SU-ARN

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

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