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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1998 |
| Time: | 07:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-236 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BIKL |
| MSN: | 22183/32 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 152 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Near London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ/EGPD) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight had departed from Aberdeen for London Heathrow when, during the cruise, the
commander reported to the first officer that he was feeling unwell with accompanying chest pains.
The first officer was occupying the left hand seat undergoing command training. The flight crew
decided to declare an emergency, specifying a medical problem, in order to minimise the flight
time and avoid the 20 minute delay which had been expected. An uneventful ILS approach and
auto-landing was completed. The commander, who remained conscious and functional throughout,
flew the approach as handling pilot in accordance with standard operating procedures. After
landing he was taken to hospital and later treated successfully for angina.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ea9840f0b61342000015/dft_avsafety_pdf_500367.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5651434 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1999 | G-BIKL | British Airways | 0 | Copenhagen FIR |  |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
| 10 October 2000 | G-BIKL | British Airways | 0 | near Amsterdam |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2025 14:05 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 12-Apr-2025 14:05 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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