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| Date: | Friday 3 December 1999 |
| Time: | 16:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-236 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BIKJ |
| MSN: | 22181/29 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Over Mansfield, Nottingham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Glasgow International Airport (GLA/EGPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 3 December the owner of a house in Mansfield, near Nottingham, reported that a large metal
object, some 1.5 metres by 0.5 metres in size and weighing some 25 lb, had fallen on his house and
'smashed' his back door. Two days later, during a ramp inspection of the above aircraft at London
Heathrow Airport, one of the operator's engineers noticed that the strut-to-aft fairing seal assembly
was missing from an engine pylon and this was then reported to the AAIB. An analysis by the
airline concerned revealed that the seal had fallen from that aircraft as it had passed overhead
Mansfield on a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow. The crew had been completely
unaware that the seal had detached.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423032ded915d1371000c1d/dft_avsafety_pdf_500003.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10472321 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2025 16:00 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 12-Apr-2025 16:14 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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