Flight History
On 1 February 2014, a Boeing 737-900 with registration PK-LFH, operating as Lion Air flight JT361, departed from Sepinggan International Airport in Balikpapan at 1655 UTC for a passenger flight to Juanda International Airport in Surabaya. The Pilot in Command (PIC) served as Pilot Monitoring (PM), while the Second in Command (SIC) acted as Pilot Flying (PF). This was the second sector of the day for both the crew and the aircraft.
The pilots reported that the autopilot disconnected at 1000 feet, with wind from 270 degrees at 16 knots as advised by Air Traffic Control. At 1719 UTC, the aircraft landed on runway 28 at Juanda Airport. After initial touchdown, the aircraft experienced multiple bounces, during which the tail skid indicator made contact with the runway. The final touchdown recorded a vertical acceleration of 3.866 G.
Injuries and Damage
The aircraft carried 225 persons onboard. Two passengers sustained serious injuries, and three passengers suffered minor injuries. All passengers disembarked normally, and the injured were transported to the airport policlinic by Lion Air ground services.
Post-flight inspection revealed the nose wheel hub was broken, one main tire was flat, and the tail skid was damaged. Wrinkles were found on the left lower fuselage (Section 43, Station 500G to Station 500H, Stringer 21L) and on the right middle to upper fuselage from Section 43 to Section 46.
Previous Maintenance Note
The day before the occurrence, a pilot report was entered in the aircraft flight maintenance log (page 877033) stating that after the hydraulic pump was turned on, the steering and elevator control movement felt light. The maintenance corrective action was taken, but no further details are available in this preliminary report.