Virgin Atlantic A332 at London on Aug 31st 2018, nose wheel steering and brakes fault
Last Update: September 1, 2018 / 21:31:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 31, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-34
Departure
Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VWND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The runway was closed for about 30 minutes until the aircraft was towed off the runway.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 40 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 31, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-34
Departure
Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VWND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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