British Airways B788 at London on Jan 15th 2018, cracked windshield
Last Update: January 16, 2018 / 21:59:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 15, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-225
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
New Orleans, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBJB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
A replacement Boeing 787-900 registration G-ZBKF reached New Orleans with a delay of about 6 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced there was a small crack in the windshield, they were dumping fuel and returning to London.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 15, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cracked windshield
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-225
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
New Orleans, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBJB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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