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| Date: | Saturday 24 August 2002 |
| Time: | 04:59 |
| Type: |  Airbus A310-304 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Brunei Government |
| Registration: | P4-ABU |
| MSN: | 431 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80C2A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-Prince Abdullah Air Base (JED/OEJN) |
| Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was operating a flight from Jeddah to Washington via Shannon for a government visit to USA. The aircraft made it safely to Shannon but upon reaching Shannon the crew reported a technical problem. Upon short final the issue was identified as an electrical fault. Upon touchdown the aircraft burst a tire.
Causes:
Both left and right generators carried defects into this flight. When an ensuing fault occurred on the right generator during the approach, it tripped from the system. The left generator could not carry the electrical load and it too tripped from the system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/4541-REPORT_2003_018-0.PDF
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a310-431.htm#google_vignette
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/794459/p4-abu-brunei-government-airbus-a310-304
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2024 07:25 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 22-Oct-2024 07:26 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Oct-2024 07:27 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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