ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146956
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| Date: | Sunday 5 May 1996 |
| Time: | 11:41 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAE |
| MSN: | 212 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 64 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | North Atlantic, at approximately 18 degrees West -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was on a scheduled flight from London Heathrow Airport to New York John F. Kennedy Airport and had reached 18 degrees West at FL 490 and a speed of Mach 1.97 when the crew felt a rumble on the flight deck. The Master Warning Light for fuel then illuminated followed by the No 1 engine accumulator and fuel low pressure lights.
The No 1 fuel low pressure magnetic indicator was seen to indicate open and the fuel scavenge pump had commenced operating. The No 1 fuel tank contents decreased rapidly to 450 kg suggesting that a fuel leak of some kind had occurred.
The crew commenced a turn back towards London maintaining FL 490 and made a PAN call to Prestwick Oceanic Control on the HF radio. They then decelerated the aircraft to subsonic speed and carried out a precautionary shut down of the No 1 engine.
When instructed by ATC, the crew selected the emergency code on the secondary radar transponder and were given a direct track to the Ockham VOR beacon. They were then cleared without delay to Heathrow where they carried out a "fuel saving" landing;this is an approved heavy-weight landing procedure.
After the aircraft had taxied clear of the runway, it was inspected by the fire service who confirmed that there was no visible external fuel leak.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542303f2ed915d1371000c73/dft_avsafety_pdf_501137.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BOAE
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 December 1981 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |  |
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| 27 February 1985 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
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| Tire failure | ||||||
| 14 November 1985 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |  |
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| Tire failure | ||||||
| 4 January 1991 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | Over North Atlantic, estimated approximately 27° W | |
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| Rudder issue | ||||||
| 7 February 1997 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | South of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |  |
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| Engine failure | ||||||
| 27 May 1997 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | Atlantic Ocean | |
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| Engine failure | ||||||
| 28 August 1998 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
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| Tire failure | ||||||
| 6 June 1999 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
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| Hydraulic system problem | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:21 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jun-2016 21:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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