Cameroon Airlines Flight 786

Cameroon Airlines Flight 786 was a Boeing 737-2H7C, registration TJ-CBD, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Douala International Airport, Cameroon (ICAO: FKKD), to Garoua via Yaoundé. On 30 August 1984, as the aircraft was taxiing out for takeoff with 109 passengers and a crew of 7 on board, its number two engine suffered an uncontained compressor failure, which started a fire. All occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft, but two passengers died due to fire outside the cabin.[1] The aircraft burned to the ground and was declared a total loss.[2]

Cameroon Airlines Flight 786
A Boeing 737-200 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date30 August 1984
SummaryEngine fire due to compressor failure
SiteDouala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-2H7C
OperatorCameroon Airlines
RegistrationTJ-CBD
Flight originDouala International Airport
StopoverGaroua International Airport
DestinationYaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Occupants116
Passengers109
Crew7
Fatalities2
InjuriesUnknown
Survivors114

Accident sequence

As the aircraft was taxiing out in preparation for takeoff, a high-pressure compressor disk in the number two (right side) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 engine failed and disintegrated, with fragments damaging the right wing and perforating the fuel tank.[1] The fuel began leaking from the ruptured tank onto the ground below the aircraft, and a fire was ignited. All occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft, but two passengers died due to the fire outside.[1] The plane was completely destroyed.[2]

Aftermath

According to Cameroon Airline's Chief Pilot (ret.) Jean Louis Angounou, interviewed in May 2009 on Le Jour Quotidien, the exact cause of the accident has never been determined because "in Cameroon, some inquiries begin but never come to an end."[3]

See also

References
  1. "A Benefit Analysis for Cabin Water Spray Systems and Enhanced Fuselage Burnthrough Protection" (PDF). CAA (UK). Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  2. "ASN accident record". ASN. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  3. "Jean Louis Angounou : Le président Ahidjo m'a dit ..." [Jean Louis Angounou: President Ahidjo told me ...] (in French). Le Jour Quotidien, Cameroon. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.

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