Incident Boeing 747-438 VH-OJD, Saturday 28 November 1998
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Date:Saturday 28 November 1998
Time:15:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic B744 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-438
Owner/operator:Qantas
Registration: VH-OJD
MSN: 24481/764
Year of manufacture:1990
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 365
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:London area -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Destination airport:Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A Qantas Airline Boeing 747-400 experienced an in flight fire in the E&E Bay just 45 minutes after take off. The flight landed back at Heathrow were the fire was put out. No injuries to the passengers and crew were reported

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/dft_avsafety_pdf_501413.pdf
http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/1mnayjesacdq2r45ixxl1efa1/R05302013120000.pdf
http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/sr111/Special_Maintenance_Safety_Considerations.htm
http://aircrashed.com/cause/cDCA99WA014.shtml

Media:

Last flight of Boeing 747 VH-OJD on March 8 2013:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2013 12:12 ryan Added
27-Nov-2014 17:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
08-Jun-2022 23:55 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, ]

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