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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1994 |
| Time: | c. 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-136 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-AWNF |
| MSN: | 19766/111 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was parked on Stand V20 at Terminal 4, London Heathrow Airport, where the passengers
were boarding for a scheduled flight to New York. During this process a shudder was felt throughout
the aircraft and the commander was informed by a ground engineer that a freight elevator vehicle had struck the No 4 engine cowling. Passenger boarding was stopped and those already on board were
disembarked via Door 1L. The aircraft was withdrawn from service.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fc88ed915d13710008cd/Boeing_747-136__G-AWNF_07-94.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11522588 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 August 1999 | G-AWNF | British Airways | 0 | Over England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2025 12:03 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 28-Jun-2025 12:05 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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