Détails:
As the aircraft rotated for take off, both fan cowl doors detached from the no 1 engine and struck the aircraft. The doors were destroyed and localised damage resulted to the No 1 engine and its pylon, the left wing, the left flaps and slats, the fuselage and the fin. The evidence indicated that the doors had probably remained unlatched, after having been closed following maintenance prior to the accident flight and had been torn off their pylon attachment hinges by aerodynamic forces as the aircraft rotated.
At 08:09 hours, low visibility procedures came into force at Gatwick due to a reducing Runway Visual Range (RVR). The commander decided to divert the flight to London Stansted Airport. The aircraft landed at Stansted at 08:36 hours without further incident.
Three walk-round inspections had been conducted after the doors had been closed.
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 20 janvier 2000 |
| Heure: | 06:55 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Airbus A320-231 |
| Compagnie: | Airtours International |
| Immatriculation: | G-VCED |
| Numéro de série: | 193 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1991-08-06 (8 years 6 months) |
| Moteurs: | 2 IAE V2500-A1 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 146 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 152 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) ( Royaume Uni)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Charter International |
| Aéroport de départ: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK), Royaume Uni |
| Almeria Airport (LEI/LEAM), Espagne |
As the aircraft rotated for take off, both fan cowl doors detached from the no 1 engine and struck the aircraft. The doors were destroyed and localised damage resulted to the No 1 engine and its pylon, the left wing, the left flaps and slats, the fuselage and the fin. The evidence indicated that the doors had probably remained unlatched, after having been closed following maintenance prior to the accident flight and had been torn off their pylon attachment hinges by aerodynamic forces as the aircraft rotated.
At 08:09 hours, low visibility procedures came into force at Gatwick due to a reducing Runway Visual Range (RVR). The commander decided to divert the flight to London Stansted Airport. The aircraft landed at Stansted at 08:36 hours without further incident.
Three walk-round inspections had been conducted after the doors had been closed.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre London-Gatwick Airport et Almeria Airport est de 1588 km (993 miles).
La distance entre London-Gatwick Airport et Almeria Airport est de 1588 km (993 miles).
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