| Date: | Thursday 13 December 2001 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-244 Srs. 2 |
| Owner/operator: | West Air Sweden |
| Registration: | SE-LEO |
| MSN: | 1726 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 534-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The right engine exploded while performing a static run-up in conjunction with a regular inspection.
The cause of the explosion was the removal of a drain plug in the prop hub which caused too high engine rpm.
Sources:
Scramble
Johan Manitski (e-mail, 23-4-2010)
Images:
photo (c) Karl Krämer, via Werner Fischdick; München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC); February 2001
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