are fulfilled already 15 años of úlast damn aéreo from Iberia, which aroseó at Old Quito Airport, now Bicentennial Park.
Probably, many of you remember that díand much talked about accident that occurredó yes 15 añthe atreás at the Old Quito Airport, when the Airbus 340-600 from Iberia matrícula EC-JOH – Miguel de Unamuno leftó from the track something más de 200 meters and stopped a few meters from houses near the end of the track 35.
That día, bad weather conditionsómagic like wind, rain, reduced visibility and contaminated runway, the crewón decideó continue with your landing maneuver, resulting in an extremely hard landing at the beginning of the runway, that provocativeó he isñor important aircraft systemsón, which in the end, preventíeven though the avión will brake within 3120 meters available for this purpose.
Iberia accident in Quito
Possibly, This has been one of the accidentséprisoners in Ecuador with greater media coverageáethics, because of the importance of the airínea and the great sizeño from aircraft. National and international press made special articles for several díafter the event, what he put in the eye of the críthe locationón of the old airport and the need to speed up constructionón of the new terminal aérea.
There were two daysíso he Quito airport in your moment I remainedó closed while the investigation was carried outón, The debris that remained was cleared andípossible tasks to move the remaining aircraftó near a soccer fieldútbol interbarrial.
It is important to remember that Iberia was suspended from operating in Quito while the investigation progressed.ón, to ensure theí a safe operationón posterior, thanks tooén to a reinforcement in training that was applied by the airlineínea.
Today we are going to review the facts and probable causes that generated this accident, with the aim of remembering this chain of situations that triggered the events púpublicly known, understanding like thisí thaté bestó y qué you changeó in favor of security toérea.
Final report
Specíficaly, on Friday 9 November 2007 at about 17:06 hours, The Iberia aircraft ran into wheels in the old Mariscal Sucre in Quito, generating one of the accidents más remembered for the quiteñs y púwar in general.
The main information portalón and history of accidentséreos Aviation Safety details the following:
| state: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 9 november 2007 |
| Hour: | 17:06 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registrationón: | EC-JOH |
| Numéro of série: | 731 |
| AñConstructi'són: | 2006 |
| Total Hours of the Célula: | 8704 |
| cycles: | 965 |
| engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Trent 556A2-61 |
| Crewón: | fatalities: 0 / occupants: 14 |
| passengers: | fatalities: 0 / occupants: 345 |
| Total: | fatalities: 0 / occupants: 359 |
| Andñyou in the Aircraft: | Considerable |
| Impact: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Locationón: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) ( Ecuador) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Scheduled International Flight |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (FOOD/MEMBER), España |
| Arrival airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/FOLLOW), Ecuador |
| Núflight grouper: | IB6463 |
The official report of the Accident Investigation Board – JIA details the following causes, contributing factors and recommendations:
the grandfatherón sufferó a violent landing, with the following consequences:
- Los neumáticos núheritage 3 and 8 of the main landing gear exploded at the moment of the wheel stop
- Las barras Lower Articulation Link (LAL) of the two main landing gears broke causing the failure of the reversing system, remaining in APP IDLE mode and causing the wheel brakes to 1 a 4 are released during the braking phase in NORMAL mode
At the time of landing the wind was from the 170 degrees with 06 knots, rain moderate, The visibility 3 km and the track was wet. The aircraft leftó at the end of the track 35, to stopéndose after shedding 232 meters in the security zone.
probable causes
The Investigative Board estimates that the probable cause of this event was the decisionón of the crewón to initiate and carry out the approachón to Quito airport, with the known data of the state of the runway, meteorological conditionsólogic, and weight of the aircraftón and not to frustrate the approachón, forcing the capture of the PAPI path más allá of the pairámeters of stabilizationón. Aspects that determined that a violent landing is carried out that givesñó important parts of the aircraft that made it impossible to stop it on the runway.
Contributing factors
On the date of the event, the crewón it did not have specific regulations and operational proceduresíficos (the briefing of the operator for the Quito airport, was not suitable for their actual conditions).
- The fact that the crewón, that toún having experience in Quito and similar airports, no habíexperienced meteorological situationsósimilar techniques, circumstance that would have allowed him to develop an approach strategyón compatible with the conditions of this operationón; in particular with regard to:
- cácalculations in flight of runway length for landing
- altitude míencouragement to begin the maneuver to change path from ILS to PAPI
- La realizationón of a briefing that was not very detailed that allowedó devíunwanted people on the approachón.
- Meteorological conditionsóexisting at the time of landing (visibility, tail wind and moderate rain).
recommendations
Faced with these facts, among other recommendations, dictó what's next for aerolínea:
- That A340-600 crews systematically receiveática instrucción in A340-600 simulator, regardless of what they receive in the A340-300 simulator, through which they strengthen their ability to actón given the differences presented by the two versions operated by the companyñíthe operator.
- To ensure that the crews assigned to the Quito airport fly with greater continuity to this airport, so that they manage to consolidate a true experience regarding its main characterítopogr sticsáfices and wind.
- To develop additional actions in order to make the crews aware of the need to strictly observe the provisions referring to the conditions that require the performance of theón de un Go Around.
The report and recommendations for operators in Quito, airport and demás involved are extensive, so you can read the full report hereí.
¿Whaté notó with the A340-600 EC-JOH?
I have prepared a lítimeline where I show the process that tookó to this aircraft until it has been cut up and sold as a source of spare parts and material (some dates mayístill have margin of error):
The 10 november 2007, the díundressingés of the accident, start the investigationón and evaluationón of the avión and the name of the airline is covered with paintínea.
For him 15 from December to 2007, the grandfatherón was transferred to the platform of the FAE, to be reviewed and analyzed by téAerol conesínea más help from Airbus and insurance personnel. The affected engines, were removed and the intact ones preserved in the airport facilities. The entire main landing gear system was changed., to be able to move the aircraft with a trailer.
Between December 2007 and august 2008 the grandfatheróI didn't stayó on the FAE platform without major changes, but at one point we began to see work on the planeón, but these were focused on removing pieces and parts to be recycled.
The cabin of the A346, without their screens, which could be reused thanks to their great commercial value.
The interior of what was once first class.
For instance, pilot seats were removed to be recertified and used again:
On that occasion I was able to visit the avión inside and out (I even have some seats from this aircraft in my home.ón), so I could have a privileged view of for example, The gran is from the A346.
Just under two toñundress themés, the 1 June 2009 wateró the úlast truckón the Mariscal Sucre Base of the FAE with the úlast piece that was out of the fuselage, no known destination, but surely to be a can of your favorite soft drink.
In the previous months, progress was madeó in separation workón of recyclable materials or that can have a second use such as copper, aluminum and others. seats, recertified and parts of galleys, bañThey and others were taken to a specialized center.
Finally, remember that the Airbus A340-600 I returnedó to land in Ecuador permanently when it was inauguratedó the new Quito airport and it was hereí same where Iberia carried outó the úlast commercial flight of this aircraft, replaceáusing them for the modern ones Airbus A350.
Why didn't they fix it to make it operational? It was a new plane at that time.
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Thank you very much! The problem was that there were no certified instructions and spaces to be able to carry out the repair process that I needed.. It required investments that were not justified at the end of the day.