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| Date: | Friday 21 December 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAB |
| MSN: | 208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | London -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| London (unknown airport) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
No. 5, 6, 7, 8 tyres burst due to electrical failure.
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 November 1985 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 21 March 1992 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | North Atlantic |  |
min |
| Rudder issue | ||||||
| 25 October 1993 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 21 July 1995 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 18 September 1996 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
unk |
| Hydraulic system problem | ||||||
| 8 March 1997 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 14 July 2000 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:22 | harro | Added |
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