British Airways A321 at Amsterdam on Sep 12th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: September 13, 2017 / 19:40:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-433
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUXM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A passenger video showed sparks flying off the engine.
The aircraft had departed with a delay of about 4 hours following arrival in Amsterdam on schedule.
Passengers reported they were told the aircraft had received a bird strike into the right hand engine on arrival into Amsterdam, the engine had been inspected and cleaned causing the delay. After departure there was a loud bang, sparks were seen flying off the engine, and they returned to Amsterdam.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-433
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUXM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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