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| Date: | Friday 1 August 2008 |
| Time: | 11:07 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 |
| Owner/operator: | British Midland Airways - BMA |
| Registration: | G-MIDL |
| MSN: | 1174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 199 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | CRZ FL350 LIS FIR -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nottingham Airport (NQT), UK |
| Tenerife, Canarias Islands | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Precautionary landing following engine problems.
Causes:
The investigation concluded that the incident on G-MIDL had its cause in the #2 engine HPC deterioration due to HPC stage 6 rotor airfoils and stator vanes impact damage originated by hard FOD ingestion. These circumstances caused an HPC loss of efficiency with increasing distress resulting in a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/a321-britnico-faz-pouso-de-emergncia-em.html
http://www.tvnet.pt/noticias/detalhes.php?id=31773
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/02/content_8903897.htm
http://www.gpiaa.gov.pt?cr=9806
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2008 23:48 | jorgetadeu7 | Added |
| 20-May-2020 14:10 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2020 14:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Accident report, ] |
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