ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146984
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| Date: | Thursday 8 October 1998 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAC |
| MSN: | 100-004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 64 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | North Atlantic, at approx. 47°N, 50°W, off Newfoundland -
 Canada
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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 operating a scheduled passenger service between London Heathrow Airport and New York JFK Airport. While cruising at Mach 2.0, FL 547 (54.700 feet), close to 47 N, 50°W, off the coast of Newfoundland, the crew felt 'vibration plus a thump'. Scrutiny of the instruments and available indications revealed nothing untoward. The commander suspected that a section of flying control might have become detached and went aft to conduct a visual inspection. At that time, the aircraft had about 38 tonnes of fuel on board and was some 1 hour 22 minutes to destination.
Only the outer and middle elevons are visible from the cabin and they were seen to be intact and reacting normally. There was a continuous slight vibration felt in the cabin, similar in feel to light turbulence.
As the aircraft was otherwise performing normally, the commander elected to continue supersonically to the planned destination. The normal flight profile was followed up to the Deceleration Point. In anticipation of increased vibration during transonic flight, the crew reduced thrust to idle power below Mach 1.8 to expedite passage through that regime. At around Mach 1.0, there was more noticeable vibration felt. This subsequently decreased as the aircraft reduced speed further.
The remainder of the flight and the landing were normal, the aircraft landing with about 15 tonnes of fuel remaining. During taxi-in, ATC reported that a piece of the aircraft's rudder appeared to be missing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB; https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fbdc40f0b61342000795/dft_avsafety_pdf_500465.pdf
2. CAA; https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BOAC
3. NTSB Identification: NYC99WA006 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X11343&ntsbno=NYC99WA006&akey=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 November 2002 | G-BOAC | British Airways | 0 | over Atlantic Ocean, at position 50'44"N, 03'52"W |  |
non |
| 4 October 2003 | G-BOAC | British Airways | 0 | near London Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex |  |
min |
| Inflight smoke | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:21 | harro | Added |
| 09-Dec-2015 21:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2016 21:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2016 21:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 28-Jun-2016 21:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location] |
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