British Airways A320 near London on Jul 30th 2018, hydraulic failure
Last Update: August 1, 2018 / 19:45:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2552
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Heraklion, Greece
Aircraft Registration
G-GATR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground at Gatwick Airport 50 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2552
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Heraklion, Greece
Aircraft Registration
G-GATR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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