Nepal DHC6 at Jumla on Apr 11th 2016, nose gear steering cable snapped

Last Update: April 11, 2016 / 20:45:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RA-718

Departure
Jumla, Nepal

Destination
Nepalgunj, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-ABU

ICAO Type Designator
DHC6

A Nepal Airlines Corporation de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, registration 9N-ABU performing flight RA-718 from Jumla to Nepalgunj (Nepal) with 16 people on board, was taxiing for departure backtracking departure runway 27 when upon turning around to line up for departure the crew noticed the nose wheel steering was malfunctioning and stopped the aircraft. A snapped nose wheel steering cable was found.

The flight was cancelled, technicians were dispatched to Jumla to repair the aircraft.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RA-718

Departure
Jumla, Nepal

Destination
Nepalgunj, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-ABU

ICAO Type Designator
DHC6

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