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| Date: | Tuesday 26 December 1995 |
| Time: | 20:32 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-436 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BNLT |
| MSN: | 24630/842 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 341 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
With the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) in operation, the aircraft was in the process of being pushed
back from the stand and the crew were starting the engines when, as the No 2 air conditioning pack
was reportedly selected on, an explosion occurred in the APU bay at the tail of the fuselage. A
(caution) message was noticed by the crew on the EICAS (engine indication crew alerting system)
screen relating to the APU and, although there was no APU fire warning, the APU fire drill was
carried out in accordance with the QRH (quick reference handbook). This, however, did not
extinguish the fire due to the APU bay doors having been 'blown open' thus rendering the fire
suppression and fire detection systems in this bay ineffective. At about this time the crew were
advised by the ground movements controller that flames were visible from the area of the APU. The
fire was extinguished by ramp personnel, operating from an elevated mobile platform, using hand-held dry powder extinguishers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423021ae5274a1317000b8b/Boeing_747-436__G-BNLT_02-96.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5644401 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2025 18:43 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 14-Apr-2025 18:44 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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