ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147045
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| Date: | Friday 15 November 1985 |
| Time: | 20:32 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 102 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BOAB |
| MSN: | 208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| John F Kennedy Airport, New York (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A left hand tire (no. 5) blew on takeoff from London-Heathrow; a piece from the main landing gear door created a 1x1.5 inch hole in the fuel tank no. 5. Two engines (#1 and #2) suffered foreign object damage. The tyre blew after having been punctured by a sharp object.
Aircraft dumped fuel, and returned to Heathrow to make a precautionary landing. Of the 104 persons on board (94 passengers and 10 crew) two passengers sustained slight injuries whilst using the emergency evacuation slides.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f27ced915d13710003f7/Concorde_G-BOAB_01-86.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1979 | G-BOAB | British Airways | 0 | London | |
unk |
| 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 |
| 23-Nov-2015 18:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2015 21:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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