Incident Boeing 757-256 G-ZAPX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142298
 
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Date:Saturday 4 February 2012
Time:10:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B752 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 757-256
Owner/operator:Titan Airways
Registration: G-ZAPX
MSN: 29309/936
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 190
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:London Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS)
Destination airport:Chambéry Airport (CMF/LFLB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The engine of a Titan Airways Boeing 757 caught fire on Saturday the 4th of February at London Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS), Stansted, Essex, while the aircraft was parked at the stand. Six fire crews went to the scene. All 190 persons on board (passengers and crew) got off the aircraft safely. Nobody was injured in the incident.

Sources:

1. http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/9513323.Essex__Fire_in_plane_engine_at_Stansted/
2. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/stansted-airport-fire-crews-called-to-technical-problem-on-passenger-plane-1-1198607
3. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
4. http://www.titan-airways.com/zapops/aircraft/boeing-757-200.html
5. http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b757-29309.htm

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 December 2013 G-ZAPX Titan Airways 0 On approach to Freetown-Lungi Airport, Sierra Leone non

Media:

Boeing 757-200 Titan Airways (AWC) G-ZAPX - MSN 29309 936 (9510310821)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2012 00:11 Alpine Flight Added
10-Feb-2012 12:34 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
15-Feb-2012 14:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Source]
11-Sep-2015 06:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
19-Dec-2016 18:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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