G-BGJL — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

August 22, 1985Accident
Report No: 8/1988. Report on the accident to Boeing 737-236, G-BGJL, at Manchester Airport on 22 August 1985 Download report: 8-1988 G-BGJL.pdf (16,923.38 kb) Report Appendices To view appendices, click on link below 8/1988 Boeing 737-236, G-BGJL Appendices (9,249.76 kb)
Boeing 737-236 · 55 fatalities
The cause of the accident was an uncontained failure of the left engine, initiated by a failure of the No 9 combustor can which had been the subject of a repair. A section of the combustor can, which was ejected forcibly from the engine, struck and fractured an underwing fuel tank access panel. Full accident record