ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55528
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| Date: | Monday 29 July 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 233 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | ZD353 |
| MSN: | P20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wittering (EGXT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot managed to return to Wittering, Cambridgeshire, and make an emergency landing, after suffering an in-flight fire due to an electrical fault. ZD353 suffered severe damage and was transferred to British Aerospace at Brough pending a decision on a rebuild.
It was however deemed to be damaged beyond economical repair, and later scrapped. Due to this and other incidents concerning electrical faults on Harrier GR5/7s the entire fleet were grounded on 30th July until 16th September 1991
air frame was seen outside of Pima Air and Space Museum Restoration hangar, Tucson AZ on 22 March 2017
Sources:
Flight International 13-19 May 1992 at http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%202094.html
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1991.htm
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo001023/text/01023w06.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2009 11:50 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Aug-2011 22:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2012 12:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2017 18:39 | cliff | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
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