British AVRO 146-RJ85A N530XJ
10 June 2005 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 June 2005 at about 17:25 local time, a British AVRO 146-RJ85A registered N530XJ was involved in an incident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. 60 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)
- Coordinates
- 35.3892, -97.6003
- Aircraft
- British AVRO 146-RJ85A
- Registration
- N530XJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Memphis → Oklahoma City
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05IA156
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
Probable cause
Failure of a high pressure hydraulic line from fatigue as a result of a manufacturing defect.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing rollout, a high-pressure hydraulic line ruptured and penetrated the interior wall of the cabin, and subsequently sprayed hydraulic fluid into the cabin and passengers. The passengers evacuated with minimal injuries. Examination of the airplane revealed that one of the three, 10-foot-long hydraulic lines that ran vertically along the circumference of the fuselage had failed at a shallow bend that was designed into the line when it was manufactured. A metallurgical examination of the line revealed that it failed due to a longitudinal defect that measured .0012-inches in depth on the inner diameter surface near a weld that occurred during the manufacturing process. This was the second known failure of this same-type hydraulic line. However, the first failure had a larger defect and the manufacturer's inspection specifications indicated that it should have been rejected during the testing process. According to the manufacturer, if a defect was measured below .002-inches in depth, then the line was considered acceptable provided that the defect could be removed and the line continued to meet wall thickness and ovality requirements.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other British AVRO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2001 | British AVRO RJ100 | Zurich, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 24 |
| 21 Feb 1996 | British AVRO 146-RJ70A | Rifle, Colorado, United States | Business Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2017 | British AVRO 146-RJ100 | London, United Kingdom | Swiss Global Air Lines AG | Unknown | - |
| 8 Nov 2017 | British AVRO 146 | Johannesburg, South Africa | South African Airlink | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2005 | Cessna 152 | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | Oklahoma State University Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2005 | Debus/Mountain/Bowes DEBUS-CASST-SNOSHOO | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Steven L Mountain | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2005 | Nolen LITE SQUARED | Holdenville, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Robinson R22 | Owasso, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2005 | Robinson R44 II | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Beechcraft J35 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |