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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1985 |
| Time: | 17:59 |
| 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: 85 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Minor damage on landing at London Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex 14-11-1985: Rear inboard tyre on starboard main undercarriage bogie burst during the landing roll. Local Hydraulic lines fractured, starting a fire in the starboard undercarriage area. All 85 persons on board (74 passengers and 9 crew) evacuated safely, but 7 sustained minor injuries during their use of the rear emergency slide, which had a slight tear in it. The fire was dealt with by the Heathrow Airport crash rescue crew
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542300d440f0b61346000b3d/Concorde_G-BOAE_01-86.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 7 February 1997 | G-BOAE | British Airways | 0 | South of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |  |
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 07:22 | harro | Added |
| 23-Nov-2015 18:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2016 17:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2016 17:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
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