ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327084
Date: | Sunday 15 December 1985 |
Time: | 14:50 |
Type: | Boeing 747-136 |
Owner/operator: | British Airways |
Registration: | G-AWNE |
MSN: | 19765/109 |
Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
Total airframe hrs: | 55667 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 269 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
Destination airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Approximately 16 ft of the left inboard trailing edge flap separated while the aircraft was on final approach to land at Boston-Logan Airport. The approach and landing were completed without further incident. Investigation revealed 5 of the 8 bolts which hold the no. 3 flap track forward attach fitting to the wing showed signs of fatigue and the 3 remaining bolts showed overload type failures. No inspection requirements for the forward attachment bolts were required by Boeing at the time of the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
flight control,flap attachment..fatigue
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
flight control,flap attachment..failure,partial
acft/equip,inadequate airframe..manufacturer
insufficient standards/requirements,manufacturer..manufacturer
maintenance..inadequate..manufacturer
maintenance,inspection..inadequate..manufacturer
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NTSB/AAR-87/02/SUM |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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