British Airways B744 at Miami on Oct 13th 2018, flaps problem
Last Update: October 14, 2018 / 21:02:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-209
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A passenger reported the first officer announced they were going around for "technical issues". About 25 minutes later they landed successfully.
The aircraft was able to depart for the return flight BA-208 with a delay of 90 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-209
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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