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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1993 |
| Time: | c. 07:23 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4Y0 |
| Owner/operator: | Air UK Leisure |
| Registration: | G-UKLA |
| MSN: | 23865/1582 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 182 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Larnaca Airport (LCA/LCLK) |
| London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, enroute from Larnaca, Cyprus to Birmingham Airport made a refuelling stop at Stansted
Airport; it was parked on Stand A10 which was orientated south west. It had been raining for some
time and the surface wind was 300°/12 kt; the local wind in the area of stand A10 would, however,
have been modified by the adjacent buildings. The forward passenger door was open and access was
via the aircraft airstairs. The floor in the immediate area of the door became very wet from the ingress of rain. The refuelling finished and the aircraft was prepared for departure. The cabin attendant went to close the door; she placed her left hand on the door grab handle and her right on the gust lock release. She could not get the door to move from the fully open position and so called to another flight attendant to help her. Unfortunately she lost her footing before the latter could get to the door. She managed to maintain her hold on the door grab handle for a short while before falling to the ground; this action gave some measure of control over her attitude in the fall and she sustained injuries which were less serious than they otherwise might have been. The accident occurred at about 0723 hrs, at which time the cabin attendant had been on duty for 12 hours 38 minutes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f29d40f0b61346000459/Boeing_737-4Y0__G-UKLA_11-93.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6194616 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 1994 | G-UKLA | Air UK Leisure | 0 | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
sub |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 21 March 2012 | TF-BBH | Bluebird Cargo | 0 | Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2025 00:35 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 26-Jun-2025 00:36 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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