Virgin Atlantic B789 near Stornoway on Sep 17th 2023, fuel system fault
Last Update: September 18, 2023 / 14:45:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-23
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VDIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical issue.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in London about 19 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-23
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VDIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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