Swiss assessing damage after RJ100 lands hard at London City Airport
31.08.07
Technicians from Swiss International Air Lines have yet to determine whether one of the airline's BAe Systems Avro RJ100s can be flown out of London City Airport after it suffered heavy damage in a hard landing.
The aircraft, 7 years old and registered HB-IYU, had been operating a flight from Geneva with 93 passengers and crew on board when it arrived on 18 August. Swiss air accident investigation agency BFU says that the aircraft made a hard landing at around 10:40. It gives the wind at the time as being from 190° at 10kt which, given the orientation of London City's runway, would be experienced as a crosswind.
The report says that there is 'substantial' damage to the underside of the aircraft, although there were no injuries among those on board. The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has also opened an inquiry into the incident.
A spokesman for Swiss said: 'The plane is still at London City and our maintenance specialists are at the airport analysing the situation.' He was unable to confirm whether the plane is in a flyable condition, saying that the airline has yet to determine the extent of the damage, and cannot estimate how long it will remain out of service.
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