British Airways A321 at Paris on Sep 9th 2012, incorrectly closed cargo door

Last Update: September 11, 2012 / 14:01:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
G-EUXC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A British Airways Airbus A321-200, registration G-EUXC flight BA-315 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out of Paris' runway 26R when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet announcing to passengers that a member of the ground crew had incorrectly closed the cargo hold door. The aircraft returned to Paris for a safe landing on runway 27R about 24 minutes after departure.

Following checks and refuelling the aircraft departed again 2 hours after landing and reached London with a delay of 130 minutes.

A passenger reported the captain announced a member of the ground crew had incorrectly closed the cargo hold door.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
G-EUXC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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