British Airways A388 near Paris on Mar 19th 2018, hot air leak in wing
Last Update: March 19, 2018 / 23:49:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-57
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The flight has been postponed to the next day to depart with a delay of about 20 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-57
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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