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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZE809 |
| MSN: | AS071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 mi E of Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars (EGQL) |
Crashed into the North Sea after the rear of the aircraft caught fire. The crew ejected and were rescued.
A labyrinth seal around the high pressure shaft failed. This caused the shaft to fail and the turbine to overspeed and also fail. An explosion occurred which penetrated the engine casing and severed several hydraulic lines. This started a fire which quickly engulfed the rear of the aircraft
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1994.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1994 | ZE809 | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea, 45 miles NE of Scarborough, North Yorkshire | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2008 12:16 | Vaclav Kudela | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2012 04:15 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Jan-2014 20:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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