British Airways Flight 9 volcanic ash encounter
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The British Airways Flight 9 volcanic ash encounter was a 1982 incident in which a Boeing 747 flying over Indonesia lost power in all four engines after flying through Mount Galunggung’s ash cloud, but successfully glided and restarted its engines for a safe landing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft emergency
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aviation incident ⓘ |
| aircraft | Boeing 747-236B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftDamage |
engine damage from ash ingestion
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severe erosion of windscreen and leading edges ⓘ |
| aircraftName | City of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | G-BDXH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airline | British Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsign | Speedbird 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Eric Moody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeCategory | volcanic ash encounter ⓘ |
| causeDetail | ingestion of volcanic ash into all four engines ⓘ |
| countryOfIncident | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewAction |
attempted multiple engine restarts
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glided the aircraft without engine power ⓘ |
| cruiseAltitude | approximately 37,000 feet ⓘ |
| date | 1982-06-24 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Auckland Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diversionAirport | Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Rolls-Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineStatus | flameout of all four engines ⓘ |
| engineType | Rolls-Royce RB211 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalities | 0 ⓘ |
| firstOfficer | Roger Greaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightEngineer | Barry Townley-Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightNumber |
BA9
NERFINISHED
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British Airways Flight 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullLoss | no ⓘ |
| landingAirport | Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | airspace south of Java ⓘ |
| mediaName | Jakarta incident of British Airways Flight 9 ⓘ |
| nearVolcano | Mount Galunggung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extended power-off glide by a Boeing 747
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temporary loss of all four engines in flight ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfOccupants | 248 ⓘ |
| numberOfPassengers | 248 ⓘ |
| originAirport | London Heathrow Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
safe landing
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successful restart of all four engines ⓘ |
| passengerInjuries | minor ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlight | cruise ⓘ |
| routeRegion | Europe–Asia–Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyImpact |
contributed to development of volcanic ash avoidance procedures
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raised global awareness of volcanic ash hazards to aviation ⓘ |
| stopoverAirport |
Bombay
NERFINISHED
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Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Galunggung