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| Date: | Monday 1 April 2002 |
| Time: | 20:05 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-436 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BNLS |
| MSN: | 24629/841 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211-524H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 214 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 20 minutes after departure, the airplane encountered "moderate turbulence" while climbing through Flight Level (FL) 350. During the turbulence encounter, a passenger was returning to her seat when she fell and broke her right ankle. The flight crew returned to the airport, and the airplane landed without further incident. Turbulence was not forecast for the route of flight, and the seat belt sign was illuminated for the entire fight.
Probable Cause: The airplane's encounter with turbulence, while climbing to an assigned altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 1993 | G-BNLS | British Airways | 0 | near Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |  |
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| Engine fire | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2023 11:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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