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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1988 |
| Time: | 05:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-136 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-AWNM |
| MSN: | 20708/210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT9D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 378 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport (AUH/OMAA) |
| London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on approach to London the crew heard a loud thump. The captain originally thought it was a birdstike and they had lost an engine. The captain asked the flight engineer to check if they had lost an engine and he said that they had not. The aircraft would land safely and nobody was injured. An inspection would reveal the fracture of the no. 6 flap track and extensive damage to the wing and flap structure.
Probable Cause:
The fracture of the No. 6 flap track due to unknown circumstances
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f217ed915d13710003b9/Boeing_747-136__G-AWNM__11-88.pdf
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-20708.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 February 1995 | G-AWNM | British Airways | 0 | Chicago, IL |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2024 05:53 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 27-Sep-2024 05:54 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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