Accident Airbus A321-231 G-MIDL,
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Date:Friday 1 August 2008
Time:11:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic A321 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-231
Owner/operator:British Midland Airways - BMA
Registration: G-MIDL
MSN: 1174
Year of manufacture:2000
Engine model:IAE V2533-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 199
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Accident
Location:CRZ FL350 LIS FIR -   Portugal
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Nottingham Airport (NQT), UK
Destination airport:Tenerife, Canarias Islands
Investigating agency: GPIAA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Precautionary landing following engine problems.

Causes:
The investigation concluded that the incident on G-MIDL had its cause in the #2 engine HPC deterioration due to HPC stage 6 rotor airfoils and stator vanes impact damage originated by hard FOD ingestion. These circumstances caused an HPC loss of efficiency with increasing distress resulting in a stall.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: GPIAA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/a321-britnico-faz-pouso-de-emergncia-em.html
http://www.tvnet.pt/noticias/detalhes.php?id=31773
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/02/content_8903897.htm
http://www.gpiaa.gov.pt?cr=9806

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Aug-2008 23:48 jorgetadeu7 Added
20-May-2020 14:10 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-May-2020 14:12 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Accident report, ]

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