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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lkheed 1011* · London, UK · February 3, 1994

Date: February 3, 1994 · 11:00 local
Place: London, UK
Airport: Gatwick Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N739DL
Reported as: Lkheed 1011*
People aboard: 254
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total1,600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on February 3, 1994, at approximately 1100AM. Delta air lines flight 11 departed London england's Gatwick (gtw) airport for atlanta, GA. The captain of flight 11, ANL-1011, was richard kauffman. Shortly after takeoff, tower advised that debris had fallen from the aircraft. After an assessment which included internal aircraft condition indicators, weather and information supplied from ground observers, a decision was made to continue to atlanta. Upon arriving in atlanta, a chase plane visual assessment revealed a blown #1 tire on the left main gear. Capt. kauffman then made an uneventful landing at hartsfield airport.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 3, 1994, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100AM. DELTA AIR LINES FLIGHT 11 DEPARTED LONDON ENGLAND'S GATWICK (GTW) AIRPORT FOR ATLANTA, GA. THE CAPTAIN OF FLIGHT 11, ANL-1011, WAS RICHARD KAUFFMAN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, TOWER ADVISED THAT DEBRIS HAD FALLEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER AN ASSESSMENT WHICH INCLUDED INTERNAL AIRCRAFT CONDITION INDICATORS, WEATHER AND INFORMATION SUPPLIED FROM GROUND OBSERVERS, A DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE TO ATLANTA. UPON ARRIVING IN ATLANTA, A CHASE PLANE VISUAL ASSESSMENT REVEALED A BLOWN #1 TIRE ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. CAPT. KAUFFMAN THEN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT HARTSFIELD AIRPORT.