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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1995 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-212 |
| Owner/operator: | Excalibur Airways |
| Registration: | G-HAGT |
| MSN: | 294 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 181 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged on a scheduled flight from London Gatwick to Tel-Aviv. It was cleared to taxi to hold Echo south and then to line up on Runway 08R. At 1347 hrs it was cleared to take off and departed without apparent incident. However, later in the flight the crew were asked to turn back to Gatwick after airport staff had reported the recovery of a panel from the vicinity of hold Echo. The aircraft returned to Gatwick, arriving on the stand at 1731 hrs. The panel was part of an A320 right overwing slide assembly, however upon inspection of the aircraft the corresponding panel was found correctly in place.
At about the time of the incident, as the subject aircraft was departing Gatwick, there was a discussion on the tower frequency between two other aircraft and the tower concerning the panel which had been seen blowing in the jet efflux of one of the two aircraft. It was thought that the panel had fallen from the aircraft immediately behind the subject aircraft. The panel was recovered and an inspection of the following aircraft was made from the ground. As this showed nothing of significance, that aircraft was then cleared to take off. During this time there was no direct reference to the subject aircraft. It was about an hour after this that the panel was identified as having been fitted to the subject aircraft, which was then recalled.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f31d40f0b61346000499/Airbus_A320-212__G-HAGT_10-95.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/306159 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2025 07:52 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 09-Mar-2025 07:53 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 09-Jun-2025 19:43 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Category, ] |
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