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| Date: | Tuesday 25 September 2001 |
| Time: | 14:11 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145EP |
| Owner/operator: | British Midland Airways - BMA |
| Registration: | G-RJXG |
| MSN: | 145390 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Allison AE3007/A1/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On approach to Manchester International Airport, Manchester -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) |
| Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 25-09-2001: Struck by lightning on approach to Manchester Airport, and left engine began overheating. No injuries reported to the 21 persons on board (crew of 4 plus 17 passengers). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was carrying out a scheduled flight from Aberdeen to Manchester. The commander, who was the handling pilot, reported that during the flight the weather radar was displaying weak returns of cumulonimbus cloud activity, but he manoeuvred the aircraft in order to avoid the affected areas, primarily by visual means. He accepted radar vectors to position the aircraft downwind for the landing runway.
Just as the aircraft entered cloud, a lightning strike occurred. The commander subsequently reported that there was neither turbulence nor significant precipitation at that time. Recorded data indicated that the aircraft was close to Flight Level (FL) 70 (7,000 feet) at the time with a low thrust setting. The first officer informed the commander that he had observed a left engine over-temperature indication.
Within 5 to 10 seconds of the strike, both crew members noted that the left engine operating parameters were decreasing rapidly. They were not aware of any warning or caution indications at the time. A distress call was broadcast and checklist procedures for both engine failure and single-engined approach were carried out. An uneventful single-engined landing (on the right engine only)then took place at 14:15 hours."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Light fuselage skin and rivet burns. Heat damage to right wingtip"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422eac7ed915d137400002d/G-RJXG_11-05.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=RJXG
3. https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/E145,_vicinity_Manchester_UK,_2001
History of this aircraft
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Media:
bmi Regional, G-RJXG, Embraer ERJ-145EP on 23 August 2015
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2016 18:58 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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