Date: | Thursday 4 May 2006 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 727-2F2 (F) |
Owner/operator: | Transmile Air Service |
Registration: | 9M-TGA |
MSN: | 22993/1808 |
Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (HK3) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bangalore-Hindustan Airport (BLR) -
India
|
Phase: | Pushback / towing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The airplane was being readied for towing following maintenance to repair a fuel leak. While the auxiliary power unit was operating and providing electrical power to the airplane, the tow crew felt a "jolt" and noticed that a circuit breaker for the left wing fuel tank boost pump had tripped. Inspection of the airplane revealed substantial structural damage to the left wing in the area of the fuel tank.
Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 June 1985 |
TC-JCB |
Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
0 |
Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST) |
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non |
Location
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/2006/20060504_B722_9M-TGA_17905.jpg)
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Maastricht/Aachen Airport (MST); October 1995
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