Air Transat - damaged A310 during maintenance test

[Navajo-dude]

Occurrence 5----------------------------------------

Occurrence No. : A09F0176 Occurrence Type: ACCIDENT
Class : CLASS 5 Reportable Type:
Date : 13-12-2009 Time : 15:00 EST
Region of Responsibility : QUEBEC
Location : RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL


Aircraft Information:

Registration : C-GTSF Operator : AIR TRANSAT
Manufacturer : AIRBUS Operator Type: COMMERCIAL
Model : A310-300 CARs Info: 706 - AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
Injuries: Fatal : 0 Serious : 0 Minor : 0 None : 0 Unknown : 0


Occurrence Summary :

A09F0176: The Air Transat A310-300, registration C-GTSF, was being ground run by maintenance personnel from a contracted overhaul facility following a "C" check. During the run-up, the aircraft jumped its chocks. The aircraft travelled across the tarmac, across a road, and into soft forested grounds. Both wings hit lamp standards resulting in damage to the leading edge slats. The engine nose cowls were damaged when hitting trees. The main bogies sustained damage and the nose gear was embedded in soft ground and was likely damaged.

[robbreid]

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[scopiton]

cheap maintenance, you get for what you pay

[200hr Wonder]

Canadian managed to do it in YVR and Airbus managed to do it in Telous.... has nothing to do with "cheap maintenance"

[moocow]

Well at least this one isn't a total lost like the brand new A340 that Airbus wrecked.

[ktcanuck]

Expensive as it looks it could have been a whole lot worse if it hit something else on the ramp. Seemed to jump the chocks pretty much dead straight.

[60N30W]

cheap maintenance, you get for what you pay

Are you basing that on direct knowledge of the company that is doing the work?

[A Regulator]

MMMM...wonder what the SMS report will say for the root cause, Oh guess I should have not said that since I am sure they did some proactive studies to cover that off to ensure that would not happen. Oh well can you say ouch and $$$$.

[Dilbert Pickles]

Doesn't it always go to the cheapest bidder? Always wanted to include something along the lines of that in a PA.