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| Date: | Monday 23 November 1998 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-436 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BNLD |
| MSN: | 24057/817 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 256 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the take-off run, the tire of wheel number 12 disintegrated. This caused a failure of the hydraulic system number one which prevented the gear being raised.
The aircraft dumped some 40 000 kg of fuel and landed normally at the departure airport.
Tire 12 had been penetrated by a foreign object during the take-off run.
Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2024 07:30 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Sep-2024 09:39 | ASN | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2024 08:48 | ASN | Updated |
| 12-Dec-2024 08:48 | ASN | Updated |
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