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| Date: | Friday 7 February 1997 |
| Time: | 13:49 UTC |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAE |
| MSN: | 212 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | South of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Vibration evident during supersonic cruise at FL 540. The no. 3 engines surged and then stopped, and no. 4 engine oil pressure was low. A 'Pan' was declared and the aircraft diverted and landed safely at Halifax, Nova Scotia at 14:31 Z
Sources:
1. CADORS Number: 1997A0064
2. http://www.concordesst.com/accident/past.html
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) |  |
unk |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 27 February 1985 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 14 November 1985 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |  |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 4 January 1991 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | Over North Atlantic, estimated approximately 27° W |  |
min |
| Rudder issue | ||||||
| 5 May 1996 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | North Atlantic, at approximately 18 degrees West | |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 27 May 1997 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | Atlantic Ocean | |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 28 August 1998 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
unk |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 6 June 1999 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Hydraulic system problem | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:21 | harro | Added |
| 10-Dec-2015 00:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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