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UK Flight Safety Committee

Recent Incidents at BAA Airports

Heathrow – incident to aircraft – Feb 2011

 Aircraft aborted take off - number 1 engine failed at 110kts  Security Guards confirm seeing flames and a noticeable double thump

• f pressure

 Multiple FOD radar activation  Checker advise of large object found in block 84, Seagull advise of

large object in block 84.

 Checker advise further pieces of FOD found on southern contact BLK

85/86 and GA15 consisting of Honeycomb fragments.

 All FOD radar activations accounted for, DMA identifying prior

departures for consideration.

 Engineers confirm parts retrieved are internal engine parts from A/C.  Full width floodlight search/inspection commenced from Block 100 - 87

with MT, field teams and all leaders, Ops 3x

AC part found on Rwy – STN – Feb 2011

 During a full runway inspection at approximately 1500, panel with

sensor was spotted on block 2 (north side) at the edge of the runway.

 Inspection resumed with no further parts being found.  Pilot of a Gulfstream IV identified FOD as a ‘Challenger’ part.  Part belonged to aircraft which had originally departed at 1159.  A FOD/Bird inspection was completed at 1232  Part was found on subsequent full inspection in clear conditions after

A/F Weather Safeguarding was cancelled.

 GHO confirmed the details and the part was returned to them.  Part was security sensor from starboard gear well

LHR – Metal FOD on Rwy – Feb 2011

Debris reported to ASD by ATC on 09L at A9W on 28-02-2011

LHR – Metal FOD on Rwy – Mar 2011

DATE: 02-03-2011 TIME: 12.37 Runway 09L – A10W Possible Aircraft Part - NO CONFIRMATION Ops responded to a FOD RADAR activation on runway 09L Upon entering Ops team spotted piece of metal on the runway surface approx 2m North of Runway Centreline