British Airways Flight 5390
British Airways Flight 5390 was a flight from Birmingham Airport in England for Málaga Airport in Spain. On 10 June 1990, the BAC One-Eleven 528FL suffered an explosive decompression. While the aircraft was flying over Didcot, Oxfordshire, an improperly installed windscreen panel separated from its frame, causing the captain to be partially ejected from the aircraft. He was held in place through the window frame for 20 minutes until the first officer landed at Southampton Airport.
G-BJRT, the aircraft involved, seen in July 1989
Comparison of screws used in the G-BJRT windscreen (left to right: correct size, new; small size, new; correct size, old)
The BAC One-Eleven is an early jet airliner produced by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
Originally conceived by Hunting Aircraft as a 30-seat jet, before its merger into BAC in 1960, it was launched as an 80-seat airliner with a British United Airways (BUA) order on 9 May 1961.
The prototype conducted its maiden flight on 20 August 1963, and it was first delivered to BUA on 22 January 1965.
The 119-seat, stretched 500 series was introduced in 1967.
Total production amounted to 244 until 1982 in the United Kingdom and between 1982 and 1989 in Romania where nine Rombac One-Elevens were licence-built by Romaero.
BAC One-Eleven
The selected Rolls-Royce Spey low-bypass turbofan
The first delivery was to British United Airways on 22 January 1965
Introduced in 1967, the 500 series are stretched by 13.5 ft (4.1 m)
