British Airways A321 near Paris on Aug 7th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 14, 2017 / 21:02:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-549
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUXG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The occurrence remained on the ground for about 70 hours, then resumed service.
Passengers reported there was a loud bang from an engine when the aircraft was enroute near Paris. The crew subsequently announced that the engine had been shut down. The aircraft performed a single engine landing into Heathrow and was received by emergency services.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-549
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUXG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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