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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug MD11 · Honolulu, HI · June 21, 1997

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Date: June 21, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place: Honolulu, HI
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: EICDK
Reported as: Doug MD11

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What happened

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Preliminary information is pointing towards the possibility of the aircraft being loaded aft of CG limits. Another area of concern is the uneven spoolup of the engines during the go around. The cargo containers were not weighed prior to transhippment. We were unable to establish factual information that the CG was aft of limits. This theory is supported by analysis of the flight data recorder. Tests conducted on the thrust reversers after the accident disclosed that the #1 thrust reverser (inboard segment) does not properly stow when coming out of reverse. N/o=data not obtained (foreign air carrier)

As the FAA filed it

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION IS POINTING TOWARDS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING LOADED AFT OF CG LIMITS. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS THE UNEVEN SPOOLUP OF THE ENGINES DURING THE GO AROUND. THE CARGO CONTAINERS WERE NOT WEIGHED PRIOR TO TRANSHIPPMENT. WE WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT THE CG WAS AFT OF LIMITS. THIS THEORY IS SUPPORTED BY ANALYSIS OF THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER. TESTS CONDUCTED ON THE THRUST REVERSERS AFTER THE ACCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT THE #1 THRUST REVERSER (INBOARD SEGMENT) DOES NOT PROPERLY STOW WHEN COMING OUT OF REVERSE. N/O=DATA NOT OBTAINED (FOREIGN AIR CARRIER)