Boeing 737 OB-2040-P

Summary

On 23 October 2015 at about 16:15 local time, a Boeing 737 registered OB-2040-P, operated by Peruvian Airlines, was involved in an incident near Cusco, Peru. 133 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 October 2015 at 16:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Cusco, Peru

Nearest airport

Alejandro Velasco Astete Airpo (SPZO)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

OB-2040-P

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Peruvian Airlines

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lima → Cusco

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ENG16WA016

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación – CIAA of Peru has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737, which occurred on October 23, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. During the landing sequence, after about 8 seconds a vibration was felt and subsequent collapse of the airplanes right main landing gear occurred. It was also observed that the left main landing gear had a broken shimmy damper actuator and a torsion link fracture. All investigative information will be released by the CIAA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.