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| Date: | Thursday 16 March 1995 |
| Time: | c. 11:24 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-123 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VMIA |
| MSN: | 20108/87 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 408 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the climb smoke was reported from the lower lobe galley; the Flight Engineer investigated and
found smoke coming from the forward galley lift shaft. Fire extinguishers were used and the lower
lobe galley drill was carried out, however, the smoke continued. The lift motor was shut off by the
cabin crew opening the lift door: this removed electrical power from the lift motor but allowed smoke into the galley and passenger cabin area. A 'PAN' call was made and an uneventful return to Gatwick was carried out.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422facee5274a131700081d/Boeing_747-123__G-VMIA_08-95.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10113093 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 October 1996 | G-VMIA | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0 | Over England | |
non |
| 6 June 1998 | G-VMIA | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0 | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2025 23:55 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 04-Jul-2025 23:56 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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