Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 4 February 1954
Aircraft Type: Bristol 175 Britannia 101
Owner/operator: UK Ministry of Supply
Registration Number: G-ALRX
Location: Severn Estuary, off Littleton –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: No specific component is identified.No specific component is identified.
Category: Accident
A 7-minute takeoff event resulted in a significant engine oil temperature increase, followed by an engine shutdown and relit, and ultimately a fire in the 3rd engine. A stall maneuver triggered further temperature rise, culminating in a fire in the 4th engine, leading to a belly landing. The incident was initiated by a propeller reduction gear failure.A 7-minute takeoff event resulted in a significant engine oil temperature increase, followed by an engine shutdown and relit, and ultimately a fire in the 3rd engine. A stall maneuver triggered further temperature rise, culminating in a fire in the 4th engine, leading to a belly landing. The incident was initiated by a propeller reduction gear failure.
Description
Some 7 minutes after takeoff the no. 3 engine oil temperature rose. The engine was shut down and relit when oil temperature had fallen. Following demonstration of a stall manoeuvre, the temperature again rose followed by a fire in the no. 3 engine nacelle. The fire could not be contained, so the no. 4 engine was stopped as a precautionary measure. On approach to Filton the no. 1 and 2 engines both quit. The were quickly restarted, but an emergency belly landing was made on the mud flats of the Severn Estuary. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Mechanical failure of the propeller reduction gear.”
Source of Information
https://books.google.nl/books?id=XQpBAAAAIBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://books.google.nl/books?id=XQpBAAAAIBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=falsePrimary Cause
Mechanical failure of the propeller reduction gear.Mechanical failure of the propeller reduction gear.Share on:
