Line mechanic killed operating NLG doors. A320
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Line mechanic killed operating NLG doors. A320
TO: A318, A319, A320 AND A321 OPERATORS
SUBJECT: ATA 32 - Fatality during Nose Landing Gear Door movement
OUR REF.: SE 999.0065/10, dated 08 July 2010
OIT CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INFORMATION
Ref 1: AMM 32-00-00 Pb201 - Installation of the Safety Devices on the
Landing Gears
Ref 2: AMM 32-12-00 Pb201 & 32-22-00 Pb201 - Opening and closing of the
Landing Gear Doors
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this OIT is to inform Operators of a recent event that
led to a fatality during closing of the Nose Landing Gear (NLG) doors.
2. EVENT DESCRIPTION
After line maintenance on an aircraft including a lubrication task of
the NLG, a technician went to restore alone the aircraft back into its
nominal configuration. During this operation, with no further
information at this time, the technician was trapped by the NLG doors.
3. INVESTIGATION
Investigation is currently on-going to determine the whole circumstances
of the event.
If valuable information is to be communicated to operators, this will be
done via revision of this OIT.
4. MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATION
We remind operators to strictly follow the safety precautions and
warnings when working in the vicinity of the landing gears and landing
gear doors (Ref 1) and when opening / closing the landing gear doors on
ground during maintenance (Ref 2).
Condolences to the his/her family and friends
SUBJECT: ATA 32 - Fatality during Nose Landing Gear Door movement
OUR REF.: SE 999.0065/10, dated 08 July 2010
OIT CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL INFORMATION
Ref 1: AMM 32-00-00 Pb201 - Installation of the Safety Devices on the
Landing Gears
Ref 2: AMM 32-12-00 Pb201 & 32-22-00 Pb201 - Opening and closing of the
Landing Gear Doors
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this OIT is to inform Operators of a recent event that
led to a fatality during closing of the Nose Landing Gear (NLG) doors.
2. EVENT DESCRIPTION
After line maintenance on an aircraft including a lubrication task of
the NLG, a technician went to restore alone the aircraft back into its
nominal configuration. During this operation, with no further
information at this time, the technician was trapped by the NLG doors.
3. INVESTIGATION
Investigation is currently on-going to determine the whole circumstances
of the event.
If valuable information is to be communicated to operators, this will be
done via revision of this OIT.
4. MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATION
We remind operators to strictly follow the safety precautions and
warnings when working in the vicinity of the landing gears and landing
gear doors (Ref 1) and when opening / closing the landing gear doors on
ground during maintenance (Ref 2).
Condolences to the his/her family and friends
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condolencies to his family and friends, this after those horrific ingestion pics i saw...not good
More info required, how the hell does that happen. Poor bugger! RIP.
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767 main doors are always a concern - gags on anytime i'm near them regardless of the state of the lowering handle.
I'd like to know how this happened on the A320 too, I always thought if the handle was down and pinned then the doors wouldn't close.
I'd like to know how this happened on the A320 too, I always thought if the handle was down and pinned then the doors wouldn't close.
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yup
I was actually thinking of the same thing ... if the handle was pinned, then i dont think there would be any accidents.
deep condolence to the bereaved.
deep condolence to the bereaved.
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I just checked on the A320 AMM the landing gear doors ground operation procedure and there doesn't seem to be anything out of ordinary about it:S I have no idea how would it close on it's own when the handle is down and pinned.
And did the MLG doors close aswell at that time or its just the NLG?
Further info would be greatly appreciated!
And did the MLG doors close aswell at that time or its just the NLG?
Further info would be greatly appreciated!
