Incident Panavia Tornado F3 ZE809,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22717
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 July 1994
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado F3
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: ZE809
MSN: AS071
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:60 mi E of Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leuchars (EGQL)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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 w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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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