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FAA incident report · Airbus A300 F4-622R · Albuquerque, NM · March 16, 2009

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Date
March 16, 2009 · 17:50 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Sunport
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
IPXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N172UP
Reported as
Airbus A300F4622R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N172UPRegistered now · Airbus A300 F4-622RS/N 0867 · Built 2006Airframe modelAirbus A300 F4-622REngine modelPratt & Whitney PW4158Turbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On March 16, 2009 at approximately 1750 MDT, N172UP, an Airbus A3004-622R operated by united parcel service was landing on runway 3 at the Albuquerque Sunport (abq) when the antiskid system malfunctioned resulting in all 8 main landing gear tires failing due to the brakes locking up. Because the aircraft became enveloped in tire smoke, the captain not being able to determine the cause of the smoke called ATCT who informed the crew that no fire was evident. The crew departed the aircraft and no injuries were incurred. The copilot (flying pilot) reported that the landing was normal until the brakes were applied resulting in the wheels skidding approximately 1000 feet until the tires failed due to abrasion. Tire debris caused minor damage to the left inboard flap. The aircraft was operating with the nr 2 engne driven generator inoperative in accordance with the minimum equipment list. The crew reported that they also noticed an "APU fault" light after stopping and what sounded like electrical relays cycling during the landing sequence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 16, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1750 MDT, N172UP, AN AIRBUS A3004-622R OPERATED BY UNITED PARCEL SERVICE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 3 AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT (ABQ) WHEN THE ANTISKID SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN ALL 8 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES FAILING DUE TO THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ENVELOPED IN TIRE SMOKE, THE CAPTAIN NOT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE CALLED ATCT WHO INFORMED THE CREW THAT NO FIRE WAS EVIDENT. THE CREW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED. THE COPILOT (FLYING PILOT) REPORTED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED RESULTING IN THE WHEELS SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET UNTIL THE TIRES FAILED DUE TO ABRASION. TIRE DEBRIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING WITH THE NR 2 ENGNE DRIVEN GENERATOR INOPERATIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY ALSO NOTICED AN "APU FAULT" LIGHT AFTER STOPPING AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE ELECTRICAL RELAYS CYCLING DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE.