Eva B744 at Manila on Jul 18th 2016, runway asphalt punctures flaps during landing

Last Update: July 19, 2016 / 01:15:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 18, 2016

Classification
Accident

Airline
Eva Air

Aircraft Registration
B-16410

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Eva Air Boeing 747-400, registration B-16410 performing fölight BR-271 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Manila (Philippines), landed on Manila's runway 24 and slowed safely. Upon vacating the runway via a high speed exit R3 the taxiway's asphalt surface broke up and asphalt debris punctured the right hand flaps of the aircraft. The aircraft taxied to the apron where the damage to the right hand wing was discovered.

The taxiway and runway was closed, the Philippines Civil Aviation Authority instructed immediate emergency repairs. Following the repairs high speed turn off R3 was limited to Category C or less aircraft.

Preliminary investigation results suggest that a poor asphalt mix had been used by the contractor resulting in degraded load capacity, thus not able to support heavy aircraft like A330s or B744s. When the Eva Air B744 rolled over that asphalt a section 1 meter wide, 9 meters long and 12cm deep separated and were blown against the flaps by the engine exhaust.

Related NOTAM:
B2488/16 - TWY R3 LTD TO CODE C AND BELOW CAT ACFT. 18 JUL 04:52 2016 UNTIL 01 AUG 23:00 2016. CREATED: 18 JUL 04:53 2016
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 18, 2016

Classification
Accident

Airline
Eva Air

Aircraft Registration
B-16410

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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