British Airways B744 at London on Oct 25th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: October 25, 2018 / 23:31:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-176
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A post flight inspection showed a bird had impacted the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft remained on the ground in London for about 12 hours, then departed for the next flight to JFK.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-176
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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