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| Date: | Friday 27 March 2009 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-EUUU |
| MSN: | 3351 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 153 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Near Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (OSL/ENGM) -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (OSL/ENGM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
British Airways flight BA766, an Airbus A320-232, was on final approach to land and was experiencing airframe icing. At about 1,700 ft, airframe buffet was felt which the crew thought was pre-stall buffet. The crew increased the aircraft’s approach speed and the buffet reduced. It disappeared completely at 500 ft and the aircraft landed without further incident. It was probable that the buffet was due to ice accretion on the top surface of the wings and was not pre-stall buffet.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422eab3ed915d1374000023/Airbus_A320-232__G-EUUU_10-09.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6648289 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2025 07:47 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 24-Mar-2025 07:49 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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