Incident at TORONTO / LESTER B. PEARSON INTL ON (CYYZ)
Summary
1996-05-25: UPDATE: The engine failure was caused by the ingestion of a bird, struck during rotation.
1996-05-18: The aircraft (operating as BAW6746) was departing on an IFR flight from Toronto (LBPIA) (CYYZ) to London (Heathrow) International Airport, England (U.K.) (EGLL). During the departure from runway 24, one engine failed with a loud bang. The aircraft proceeded over Lake Ontario to dump fuel and returned to land on runway 15 at 0118Z without further incident. Ops. impact -- minimal.
Details
| CADORS Number | 1996O0176 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | |
| Occurred At | 1996-05-18 - 00:18 |
| Day or Night? | |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | |
| Aerodrome ID | CYYZ |
| Aerodrome Name | TORONTO / LESTER B. PEARSON INTL ON (CYYZ) |
| Geographic Location | Ontario, Canada, North America, Ontario Region, |
| TSB Occurrence Number | |
| TSB Class of Investigation | |
| AOR Number | |
| Reported By | |
| Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [powerplant],Other,Fuel related,Bird |
| Events |
Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
|
|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | |
| Operator | BRITISH AIRWAYS (5430) Commercial |
| Make |
BOEING |
| Model | 747 |
| Year Built | |
| Engine Type | Turbo jet |
| Engine Make | |
| Engine Model | |
| Gear Type | Land |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
| Flight Number | BAW6746 |
| Flight Rule | |
| CARS Subpart | |
| Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Other operational incident,Engine failure,Diversion,Fuel - dumping,Bird strike |