from the inside so that cabin pressure helps to hold it in place – but of the type fitted from the outside so that cabin pressure tends to dislodge it.) Investigators found that the shift maintenance manager responsible for installing the incorrect bolts had failed to follow British Airways policies. They recommended that the CAA recognise the need for aircraft engineering personnel to wear corrective glasses if prescribed. They also faulted the policies themselves, which should have required testing or verification by another individual for this critical task. Finally, they found the local Birmingham Airport management responsible for not directly monitoring the shift maintenance manager's working practices. Awards First Officer Alastair Atchison and cabin crew members Susan Gibbins and Nigel Ogden were awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air; Ogden's name was erroneously missed from the published supplement. Atchison was awarded a 1992 Polaris Award for outstanding airmanship. Aftermath The aircraft was repaired and returned to service, eventually being sold to Jaro International in 1993. It continued to operate with them until Jaro ceased operations in 2001; the aircraft was scrapped in 2002. Tim Lancaster returned to work after less than five months. He left British Airways in 2003 and flew with EasyJet until he retired from commercial piloting in 2008. Alastair Atchison left British Airways shortly after the incident and joined Channel Express, remaining there after it was rebranded as Jet2 until he made his last commercial flight on a Boeing 737-33A (registration: G-CELE) from Alicante to Manchester on his 65th birthday on 28 June 2015. In popular culture The accident was featured on season 2 of the Canadian documentary series Mayday. The episode is entitled "Blow Out". See also Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633, a similar incident Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, an explosive decompression incident following an uncontained engine failure that resulted in a passenger being partially sucked out of a window; the passenger later died from her injuries References External links Air Accident Investigation Branch Report No: 1/1992. Report on the accident to BAC One-Eleven, G-BJRT, over Didcot, Oxfordshire on 10 June 1990 Final report Transcript of Air Traffic Control communications during the incident (Archive) Summary of the Final Report (Archive) Database entry (Archive) News article showing image of cockpit exterior after landing 1990 in England Airliner accidents and incidents caused by maintenance errors Aviation accidents and incidents in England Aviation accidents and incidents in