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| Date: | Sunday 21 February 1993 |
| Time: | c. 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-436 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-DOCK |
| MSN: | 25841/2222 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The left angle of attack probe was found to be broken during the aircraft departure checks. The probe was removed and the aircraft despatched with a deficiency in accordance with the despatch deviation manual. A replacement probe was fitted on the subsequent return of the aircraft to Heathrow.
It is probable that the probe was broken by contact with the jetty during jetty alignment on the aircraft's arrival at Heathrow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb8040f0b61342000773/Boeing_737-400__G-DOCK_05-93.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6861 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1993 | G-DOCK | British Airways | 0 | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
| 19 October 1993 | G-DOCK | British Airways | 0 | near Amsterdam |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2025 17:32 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 25-Jun-2025 17:33 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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