ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370360
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| Date: | Monday 7 June 2004 |
| Time: | 07:32 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-311 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VFLY |
| MSN: | 58 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 218 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Washington, DC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 7, 2004, at about 0732 edt, a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-311, G-VFLY, operating as a 14CFR Part 129 scheduled passenger flight from Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) to London Heathrow International Airport (LHR), was mis-loaded at IAD. The captain noticed an unusually rapid rotation at IAD, but continued the takeoff. Enroute the crew received two Fuel Excess Aft CG warnings, about 10 minutes apart, 2-1/2 hours into the flight. The gross weight CG indication was 34.0 and 34.2, respectively. He transferred all of the "trim tank" fuel forward, isolated the trim tank, and continued to LHR. Interviews with key ground personnel revealed that approximately seven tons of baggage was loaded in the aft cargo hold (positions 32-42) instead of the forward cargo hold (positions 23-26) as depicted on the load plan. There were 203 passengers, 12 cabin attendants, 2 flight crew, and 1 additional crewmember on board. There were no injuries and the airplane was not damaged.
Probable Cause: The incorrect loading of baggage into the aft cargo compartment instead of the forward compartment, which resulted in aft CG light in-flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA04IA052
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 09:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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