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| Date: | Thursday 10 March 1994 |
| Time: | 18:19 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-2N0ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air Zimbabwe |
| Registration: | Z-WPE |
| MSN: | 24713/287 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 137 |
| 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) |
| Harare-Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE/FVRG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft left london Gatwick Stand 57 at 1805 hrs on departure for Harare, Zimbabwe. It lined up on Runway 26 Left and began the take-off roll at 1818 hrs. The aircraft weight was 164,000 kg and the Vi speed was 155 kt with Vrat 160 kt. Full take-off thrust was used and, during normal acceleration, the non handling first officer called "80 knots". Shortly afterwards the pilots' attention was drawn to the first officer's Direct Vision (DV) window which had cracked open at its rear edge and was making an increasingly loud noise. The commander instructed the first officer to close the DV
window but he was unable to do this. The commander realised that they were both becoming distracted by the window problem and, considering that an unsafe situation was developing, he decided to abandon the takeoff and pulled back the thrust levers. The automatic rejected takeoff mode (RTO) activated and applied maximum auto braking together with spoiler deployment once reverse thrust had been applied by the commander. The aircraft decelerated normally, passing the last rapid exit turn-off at about 80 kt, and stopping at the end of the runway before turning off to the right. The commander asked ATC if there was any sign of smoke or fire from the landing gear and was told that none could be seen. He then asked for the Fire Rescue Service to conduct an examination of the wheels and brakes before moving the aircraft. Some leakage of hydraulic fluid was discovered during this inspection. The passengers were disembarked using the normal exits and taken by bus to the terminal. The aircraft was later towed back to the ramp area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423043be5274a1317000c89/Boeing_767-200_ER__Z-WPE_07-94.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7569182 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 2008 | Z-WPE | Air Zimbabwe | 0 | Lilongwe Airport, Central Region |  |
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| Bird strike | ||||||
| 3 August 2008 | Z-WPE | Air Zimbabwe | 0 | Near London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2025 19:24 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 23-Mar-2025 19:25 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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