British AIrways B789 near Riga on Aug 6th 2018, generator problem
Last Update: August 6, 2018 / 22:12:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-233
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration G-EUXI reached Moscow with a delay of 7:20 hours.
The airline reported a minor technical problem prompted the return to London.
A passenger reported the crew announced a generator issue that would have grounded the aircraft in Moscow prompted them to return to Heathrow.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-233
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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