ACFT DAMAGED AFTER A RWY EXCURSION BY A LNDG B737 DURING A NIGHT OP ILS TO RWY 12 DURING TSTM ACTIVITY; HVY RAIN; AT MMUN.

Date: 2003-10 · Aircraft: B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|ground-excursion-runway|inflight-event-encounter-weather-turbulence

Synopsis

ACFT DAMAGED AFTER A RWY EXCURSION BY A LNDG B737 DURING A NIGHT OP ILS TO RWY 12 DURING TSTM ACTIVITY; HVY RAIN; AT MMUN.

Narrative

POOR WX IN CANCUN. MADE INST ILS APCH RWY 12. DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY INITIATED GAR. WAS VECTORED BACK FOR ANOTHER APCH. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WX CONDITION; HVY RAIN; POOR VISIBILITY AND LOTS OF NOISE. LANDED AIRPLANE; NOTICED DRIFTING TO L; CORRECTED BACK TO R. UPON ROLLOUT R MAIN BRAKE ANTISKID CYCLED AND LOCKED THEN RELEASED. TAXIED TO GATE AND DID TERMINATION POSTFLT WALKAROUND OF ACFT. NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. UPON ARR AT ACFT NEXT MORNING FOUND ANTI-SKID BRAKE LINE TORN AND HOLE IN BRAKE LINE; BOTH ON R MAIN GEAR. WAS TOLD BY MEXICAN AUTHS THEY WERE INVESTIGATING ACFT INCIDENT THE PREVIOUS DAY OF BROKEN RWY EDGE LIGHT AND WE MUST FILL OUT INCIDENT RPT. DO NOT KNOW IF ACFT HIT LIGHT OR NOT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 622362: CANCUN TWR CALLED THE VISIBILITY 2 MI WITH HVY RAIN. AFTER HOLDING BRIEFLY DUE TO THE ARPT BEING CLOSED FOR WX WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH. SEVERAL TSTMS IN THE AREA WITH LIGHTNING AND SOME TURB. I GOT THE AIRPLANE ON THE RWY ON CTRLINE AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE L MAIN IS VERY CLOSE TO THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS. I CORRECT AND GET THE AIRPLANE BACK TO CTRLINE. WE TAXIED INTO THE GATE. IT WAS STILL POURING DOWN RAIN WITH STRONG GUSTS. I DID A WALKAROUND. I COULD FIND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. ONE OF THE L MAIN TIRES HAD SEVERAL UNUSUAL LOOKING CUTS IN IT. I'M NOT CERTAIN I MISSED THE EDGE LIGHTS; IT WAS VERY CLOSE AT BEST.

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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.