British Airways Flight 5390 - Wikipedia

British Airways Flight 5390 was a flight from Birmingham Airport in England for Málaga ... the copilot was 39-year-old Alastair Atchison, with 7,500 flight hours, ... BritishAirwaysFlight5390 FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1990aviationincident BritishAirwaysFlight5390G-BJRT,theaircraftinvolved,seeninJuly1989IncidentDate10June1990SummaryExplosivedecompressionduetopoormaintenanceproceduresSiteDidcot,Oxfordshire,England51°36′21″N1°14′27″W/51.60583°N1.24083°W/51.60583;-1.24083Coordinates:51°36′21″N1°14′27″W/51.60583°N1.24083°W/51.60583;-1.24083AircraftAircraft typeBACOne-Eleven528FLAircraft nameCountyofSouthGlamorganOperatorBritishAirwaysIATAflightNo.BA5390ICAOflightNo.BAW5390CallsignSPEEDBIRD5390RegistrationG-BJRTFlightoriginBirminghamAirport,EnglandDestinationMálagaAirport,SpainOccupants87Passengers81Crew6Fatalities0Injuries2Survivors87(all) BritishAirwaysFlight5390wasaflightfromBirminghamAirportinEnglandforMálagaAirportinSpain.On10June1990,theBACOne-Eleven528FLsufferedexplosivedecompressionresultinginnolossoflife.WhiletheaircraftwasflyingoverDidcot,Oxfordshire,animproperlyinstalledwindscreenpanelseparatedfromitsframecausingthecaptaintobesuckedoutoftheaircraft.ThecaptainwaspartiallyheldthroughthewindowframefortwentyminutesuntilthefirstofficerlandedatSouthamptonAirport.[1] Contents 1Aircraftandcrew 2Incident 3Investigation 4Awards 5Aftermath 6Seealso 7References 8Externallinks Aircraftandcrew[edit] TheCountyofSouthGlamorganwasaBACOne-ElevenSeries528FLjetairliner,registeredasG-BJRT.[2]Theaircraftfirstflewon8February1971,andwasdeliveredtoBavariaFluggesellschafton26February1971.ItwaslatertransferredtoBavariaGermanairin1977,Hapag-LloydFlugin1979,BritishCaledonianin1981,andfinallytoBritishAirwaysin1988.[3]Thecaptainwas42-year-oldTimothyLancaster,whohadlogged11,050flighthours,including1,075hoursontheBACOne-Eleven;thecopilotwas39-year-oldAlastairAtchison,with7,500flighthours,with1,100ofthemontheBACOne-Eleven.[4]Theaircraftalsocarried4cabincrewand81passengers. Incident[edit] Atchisonhandledaroutinetake-offat08:20localtime(07:20UTC)thenhandedcontroltoLancasterastheplanecontinuedtoclimb.BothpilotsreleasedtheirshoulderharnessesandLancasterloosenedhislapbelt.At08:33(07:33UTC)theplanehadclimbedthroughabout17,300feet(5,300 m)[4]: 3 overDidcot,Oxfordshire,andthecabincrewwerepreparingformealservice. FlightattendantNigelOgdenwasenteringthecockpitwhentherewasaloudbang[5]andthecabinquicklyfilledwithcondensation.Theleftwindscreenpanel,onLancaster'ssideoftheflightdeck,hadseparatedfromtheforwardfuselage;Lancasterwaspropelledoutofhisseatbytherushingairfromthedecompressionandforcedheadfirstoutoftheflightdeck.Hiskneeswerecaughtontheflightcontrolsandhisuppertorsoremainedoutsidetheaircraft,exposedtoextremewindandcold.Theautopilothaddisengaged,causingtheplanetodescendrapidly.[5]Theflightdeckdoorwasblowninwardontothecontrolconsole,blockingthethrottlecontrol(causingtheaircrafttogainspeedasitdescended),flightdocumentsandchecklistsweresuckedoutofthecockpitanddebrisblewinfromthepassengercabin.OgdenrushedtograbLancaster'sbelt,whiletheothertwoflightattendantssecuredlooseobjects,reassuredpassengers,andinstructedthemtoadoptbracepositionsinanticipationofanemergencylanding. Theplanewasnotequippedwithoxygenforeveryoneonboard,soAtchisonbeganarapidemergencydescenttoreachanaltitudewithsufficientairpressure.Hethenre-engagedtheautopilotandbroadcastadistresscall,buthewasunabletoheartheresponsefromairtrafficcontrolbecauseofwindnoise;thedifficultyinestablishingtwo-waycommunicationledtoadelayininitiationofemergencyprocedures. Ogden,stillholdingontoLancaster,wasbynowbecomingexhausted,sopurserJohnHewardandflightattendantSimonRogerstookoverthetaskofholdingontothecaptain.[6]BythistimeLancasterhadshiftedseveralcentimetresfartheroutsideandhisheadwasrepeatedlystrikingthesideofthefuselage.Thecrewbelievedhimtobedead,butAtchisontoldtheotherstocontinueholdingontohim,outoffearthatlettinggoofhimmightcausehimtostriketheleftwing,engine,orhorizontalstabiliser,potentiallydamagingit. Eventually,AtchisonwasabletoheartheclearancefromairtrafficcontroltomakeanemergencylandingatSouthamptonAirport.TheflightattendantsmanagedtofreeLancaster'sanklesfromtheflightcontrolswhilestillkeepingholdofhim.At08:55localtime(07:55UTC),theaircraftlandedatSouthamptonandthepassengersdisembarkedusingboardingsteps.[7] Lancastersurvivedwithfrostbite,bruising,shock,andfracturestohisrightarm,leftthumb,andrightwrist.[5][8]Ogdenhadcutsandbruisestohisarm,andlaterPTSD.Therewerenootherinjuries.[8] Investigation[edit] Policefoundthewindscreenpanelandmanyofthe90boltssecuringitnearCholsey,Oxfordshire.[4]: 12 Investigatorsfoundthatwhenthewindscreenwasinstalled27hoursbeforetheflight,84oftheboltsusedwere0.026inches(0.66 mm)toosmallindiameter(BritishStandardsA211-8CvsA211-8D,whichare#8–32vs#10–32bytheUnifiedThreadStandard)andtheremainingsixwereA211-7D,whichisthecorrectdiameterbut0.1inches(2.5 mm)tooshort(0.7inchvs.0.8inch).[4]: 52 Thepreviouswindscreenhadalsobeenfittedusingincorrectbolts,whichwerereplacedbytheshiftmaintenancemanageronalike-for-likebasiswithoutreferencetomaintenancedocumentation,astheplanewasduetodepartshortly.[4]: 38 Theundersizedboltswereunabletowithstandtheairpressuredifferencebetweenthecabinandtheoutsideatmosphereduringflight. (Thewindscreenwasnotofthe"plug"type–fittedfromtheinsidesothatcabinpressurehelpstoholditinplace–butofthetypefittedfromtheoutsidesothatcabinpressuretendstodislodgeit.)[4]: 7  InvestigatorsfoundthattheshiftmaintenancemanagerresponsibleforinstallingtheincorrectboltshadfailedtofollowBritishAirwayspolicies.TheyrecommendedthattheCAArecognisetheneedforaircraftengineeringpersonneltowearcorrectiveglassesifprescribed.Theyalsofaultedthepoliciesthemselves,whichshouldhaverequiredtestingorverificationbyanotherindividualforthiscriticaltask.Finally,theyfoundthelocalBirminghamAirportmanagementresponsiblefornotdirectlymonitoringtheshiftmaintenancemanager'sworkingpractices.[4]: 55  Awards[edit] FirstOfficerAlastairAtchisonandcabincrewmembersSusanGibbinsandNigelOgdenwereawardedtheQueen'sCommendationforValuableServiceintheAir;Ogden'snamewaserroneouslymissedfromthepublishedsupplement.[9]Atchisonwasawardeda1992PolarisAwardforoutstandingairmanship.[citationneeded] Aftermath[edit] Theaircraftwasrepairedandreturnedtoservice,eventuallybeingsoldtoJaroInternationalin1993.ItcontinuedtooperatewiththemuntilJaroceasedoperationsin2001;theaircraftwasscrappedin2002.[3] TimLancasterreturnedtoworkafterlessthanfivemonths.HeleftBritishAirwaysin2003andflewwithEasyJetuntilheretiredfromcommercialpilotingin2008.[5][8] AlastairAtchisonleftBritishAirwaysshortlyaftertheincidentandjoinedChannelExpress,remainingthereafteritwasrebrandedasJet2untilhemadehislastcommercialflightonaBoeing737-33A(registration:G-CELE)fromAlicantetoManchesteronhis65thbirthdayon28June2015.[5] Seealso[edit] SichuanAirlinesFlight8633,asimilarincident CoveredintheseriesMayday,season2,episode1,originallybroadcast23January2005. SouthwestAirlinesFlight1380,anexplosivedecompressionincidentfollowinganuncontainedenginefailurethatresultedinapassengerbeingpartiallysuckedoutofawindow;thepassengerlaterdiedfromherinjuries References[edit] ^Ranter,Harro."ASNAircraftaccidentBACOne-Eleven528FLG-BJRTDidcot".aviation-safety.net.AviationSafetyNetwork.Archivedfromtheoriginalon16July2019.Retrieved28August2020. ^"G-INFODatabase".CivilAviationAuthority. ^ab"RegistrationDetailsForG-BJRT(BritishAirways)BAC1-11-528FL".www.planelogger.com.PlaneLogger.Archivedfromtheoriginalon7October2019.Retrieved6October2019. ^abcdefgReportNo:1/1992.ReportontheaccidenttoBACOne-Eleven,G-BJRT,overDidcot,Oxfordshireon10June1990(Report).HMSO.1992.ISBN 0115510990.Archivedfromtheoriginalon29September2017.Retrieved29September2017. ^abcde"TributestothereluctantheroofFlight5390".TheSundayPost(Inverness).5July2015.Archivedfromtheoriginalon24October2020.Retrieved26April2020. ^"June10,1990:MiracleofBAFlight5390ascaptainissuckedoutofthecockpit–andsurvives".BT.2018.Archivedfromtheoriginalon12January2019.Retrieved26April2018. ^"Imageofpilothangingoutwindowcapturesheroicstory30yearson".NZHerald.Retrieved17September2021. ^abc"Thisisyourcaptainscreaming(interviewwithNigelOgden)".TheSydneyMorningHerald.5February2005.Archivedfromtheoriginalon10April2008.Retrieved21April2008. ^"No.52767".TheLondonGazette(Supplement).30December1991.p. 27. Externallinks[edit] Englandportal Aviationportal 1990sportal Hampshireportal Oxfordshireportal SouthEastEnglandportal AirAccidentInvestigationBranch ReportNo:1/1992.ReportontheaccidenttoBACOne-Eleven,G-BJRT,overDidcot,Oxfordshireon10June1990 Finalreport TranscriptofAirTrafficControlcommunicationsduringtheincident(Archive) SummaryoftheFinalReport(Archive) Databaseentry(Archive) NewsarticleshowingimageofcockpitexteriorafterlandingArchived12January2019attheWaybackMachine vteAviationaccidentsandincidentsin1990 (1990) Jan4 NorthwestAirlinesFlight5 Jan16 SANSAFlight32 Jan25 AviancaFlight052 Feb11 BritishArmyGazelleshootdown Feb14 IndianAirlinesFlight605 Apr9 AtlanticSoutheastAirlinesFlight2254 Apr12 WiderøeFlight839 Apr30 RAFShackletoncrash May11 PhilippineAirlinesFlight143 May18 AeroliftPhilippinesFlight075 Jun10 BritishAirwaysFlight5390 Aug2 BritishAirwaysFlight149 Aug27 StevieRayVaughanhelicoptercrash Sep11 1990FaucettPerú727disappearance Oct2 GuangzhouBaiyunairportcollisions 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