Boeing 727-200 crash, Aug 17, 2006, Bogotá-El Dorado
Boeing 727-200 accident on August 17, 2006 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the right...
- Date: August 17, 2006
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Failure of the right main landing gear during taxi, caused by corrosion in the gear trunnion.
A Boeing 727-200 freighter operated by Aerosucre Colombia was taxiing at Bogota El Dorado for a night cargo flight to Barranquilla when its right main landing gear collapsed. All three crew members were unhurt, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Sources disagree on the exact damage description.