British Airways B773 at Singapore on Jul 13th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 14, 2018 / 19:44:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-16
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-STBE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
Passengers reported the aircraft jolted and there were streaks of flame from the right hand engine. Shortly afterwards the captain announced an engine had failed and was shut down, they were returning to Singapore.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Singapore about 27 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-16
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-STBE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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