ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147129
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 December 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers VC-10-1151 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-ASGL |
| MSN: | 862 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | over Japan -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While in cruise flight at FL370 the no. 3 engine failed. The crew shut the engine down, but then the other engines (no. 1, 2 and 4) ran down, resulting in a complete electrical failure. The crew started a 3000fpm descent at 290 knots airspeed. During the descent a divergent dutch roll with bank angles up to 45deg occurred. These were contained by partly extending the speed brakes. The electrical ram-air turbine was lowered, which provided limited flying control and electrical power to restart the engines. It appeared that all engines were being fed from the no. 4 fuel tank. The engines were relit at FL280 and the aircraft was able to climb back to cruising level and continue to Tokyo.
Sources:
Flight International 23.1.1975 (p.87)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:21 | harro | Added |
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