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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1999 |
| Time: | 08:48 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-336ER |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BNWM |
| MSN: | 25204/376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 138 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had just taken off and climbed to about 450 feet agl when there was a 'bang' and the No 2 engine ran down. This was accompanied by severe vibration and a number of passengers saw flames coming from the right engine at that time. The pilots, who had both seen a flock of birds disappear under the aircraft just before the incident, believed they had suffered a birdstrike and shutdown the No 2 engine. The commander elected to return immediately and subsequently made an uneventful overweight landing back at Gatwick.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54230368ed915d1374000b91/dft_avsafety_pdf_502012.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7655 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1996 | G-BNWM | British Airways | 0 | Over the North Atlantic Ocean |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2025 15:50 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 14-Feb-2025 15:51 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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