ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188203
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| Date: | 21-NOV-1996 |
| Time: | 20:23 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-400 |
| Owner/operator: | British Midland Airways |
| Registration: | G-OBMO |
| MSN: | 26280/2239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 155 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Renfrewshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Glasgow Airporrt, Paisley (GLA/EGPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Damaged 21-11-1996 at Glasgow Airport when struck by a water bowser truck. No injuries sustained to the 155 persons on board (crew of 7 plus 148 passengers). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"At the conclusion of a flight from London Heathrow, the aircraft was parked on Stand 25 and the passengers were disembarking when the fuselage shook. A water bowser vehicle was being reversed up to the fuselage, so that servicing duties could be carried out when it struck the aircraft.
Prior to the impact, the member of staff responsible for guiding the driver signalled that he should stop, but the vehicle continued to reverse until it struck the aircraft fuselage causing a tear in the skin. The driver stated that he applied the brakes to stop the water bowser when he was signalled to do so but that the brakes failed to stop the vehicle.
The water bowser was subsequently checked and no fault was found with either the brakes or the clutch assembly. The driver was suspended from airside driving for two months and underwent full driver retraining".
Damage sustained to airframe: "Tear in aircraft skin, 14 inches long, in area of water service panel"
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422eae740f0b6134600002d/dft_avsafety_pdf_500808.pdf
2. http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-26280.htm
3. https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Boeing/737/26280/N129AC-Juliet-Romeo-Aviation
Accident investigation:
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Media:
Boeing 737-400 G-OBMO at Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA/EDDF), Germany 13-5-1999:
Images:
Photo of G-OBMO courtesy AirHistory.net
London - Luton (EGGW / LTN)
25 July 1996; (c) Danny Grew
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2016 11:16 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jun-2016 11:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2016 11:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
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