British Airways B772 near Frankfurt on Sep 4th 2015, fumes in cabin
Last Update: September 4, 2015 / 21:05:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-143
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 8 hours, then departed Frankfurt and returned to London Heathrow for a safe landing back 11 hours after departure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-143
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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