Airbus A330 crash, Sep 8, 2013, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Airbus A330 accident on September 8, 2013 near Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Samut Prakan, Thailand with no fatalities. Cause: Fragmentation of the right main...
- Date: September 8, 2013
- Aircraft: Airbus A330
- Location: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Samut Prakan, Thailand
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fragmentation of the right main landing gear bogie beam, caused by cracks from earlier maintenance and inspection errors and misinterpreted airworthiness directives; the exact origin of the cracks was not determined.
On 8 September 2013 a Thai Airways A330-321 on flight TG679 from Guangzhou landed on runway 19L at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi with 302 people aboard. After rolling on for a further distance, the right main landing gear bogie beam broke, the aircraft veered off the runway and the right engine caught fire. Everyone was evacuated, and 15 passengers suffered minor injuries.