Maximus Air Cargo IL76 at Aqaba on Apr 24th 2012, unsafe left main gear at landing

Last Update: May 26, 2012 / 15:48:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 24, 2012

Airline
Maximus Air Cargo

Flight number
MXU-3701

Departure
Dubai Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Aqaba, Jordan

Aircraft Registration
UR-BXQ

Aircraft Type
Ilyushin Il-76

ICAO Type Designator
IL76

A Maximus Air Cargo Ilyushin IL-76, registration UR-BXQ performing flight MXU-3701 from Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates) to Aqaba (Jordan), was on approach to Aqaba when the crew did not receive a down and locked indication for the left main gear. The approach was aborted, the aircraft entered a holding to work the relevant checklists, the crew was unable to get a safe indication for the left main gear despite selecting the gear up and down a number of times and an alternate gear extension. The aircraft subsequently landed safely at Aqaba on all three gear struts.

Ukraine's Ministry of Transport reported that a post flight examination revealed the spring lock assembly of the aft left main gear bearing had failed. The airline has been ordered to inspect all their IL-76 for similiar faults.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 24, 2012

Airline
Maximus Air Cargo

Flight number
MXU-3701

Departure
Dubai Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Aqaba, Jordan

Aircraft Registration
UR-BXQ

Aircraft Type
Ilyushin Il-76

ICAO Type Designator
IL76

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