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| Date: | Friday 9 August 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-236B |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BDXH |
| MSN: | 21635/365 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst the aircraft was being taxied out to the runway for take off, the crew carried out the pre-flight checks for full-and-free movement of the controls. During their rudder movement check, the lower section of the rudder jammed at a deflection of 14° to the right and, shortly afterwards, a loss of No 2 hydraulic system fluid contents was observed. The aircraft was returned to the terminal gate where initial inspection revealed damage to the lower rudder Power Control Unit (PCU) and its input linkage. The aircraft was taken out of service.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ed87e5274a1314000189/dft_avsafety_pdf_500366.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7540120 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
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| 24 June 1982 | G-BDXH | British Airways | 0 | 240 km SE of Jakarta |  |
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| 28 February 1993 | G-BDXH | British Airways | 0 | Kingston-Norman Manley International Airport (KIN/MKJP) |  |
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| 30 August 1994 | G-BDXH | British Airways | 0 | over The Ténéré Desert |  |
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| Issue with flap(s) | ||||||
| 21 May 1996 | G-BDXH | British Airways | 0 | Selsey Bill, Sussex, 20 nm SW of London Gatwick Airport | |
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| Lightningstrike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2025 23:38 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 10-Aug-2025 23:39 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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