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| Date: | Friday 29 January 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAF |
| MSN: | 216 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On takeoff from London-Heathrow 10 of the 22 tie bolts that hold the wheel halves together broke. One bolt caused a 0.5 inch hole in the no. 7 fuel tank. The flight continued to New York-JFK.
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 1980 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |  |
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| Tire failure | ||||||
| 30 April 1982 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London | |
unk |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 15 July 1993 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 13 June 2000 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 15 March 2002 | G-BOAF | British Airways | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:22 | harro | Added |
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