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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 2006 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-412 |
| Owner/operator: | El Al Israel Airlines |
| Registration: | 4X-ELS |
| MSN: | 27132/955 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 465 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an ILS approach to Runway 27R with the autopilot engaged, the aircraft descended to 1,200 ft altitude at about 8 nm from the runway threshold. The flight crew recovered the aircraft to the ILS glidepath manually and landed normally. Investigations revealed no fault, either on the aircraft or in the ground equipment, to explain the incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ebbaed915d1371000097/Boeing_747-412__4X-ELS.pdf
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-27132.htm#google_vignette
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5690471 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2024 10:07 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 27-Nov-2024 10:07 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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