Virgin Atlantic B789 at London on May 3rd 2019, bird strike
Last Update: May 5, 2019 / 23:28:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-250
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
G-VZIG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration G-VSPY reached Shanghai with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 41 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-250
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
G-VZIG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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