British Airways B744 near Shannon on Jun 10th 2019, burning smell in cabin
Last Update: June 11, 2019 / 22:30:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-293
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A passenger reported a burning odour developed in the aft cabin near the aft doors. Cabin crew thought the odour originated from some of the ovens and shut the galley down, the odour however continued. The captain came back to the aft cabin and returned to the cockpit, then announced the aircraft was returning to London. The flight attendants were commenting to themselves about feeling dizzy and suffering from headache.
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Heathrow for about 23 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-293
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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