British Airways B788 near Istanbul on Jun 15th 2019, engine problem
Last Update: June 17, 2019 / 23:01:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-36
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBJI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
A replacement A321-200N registration G-NEOR was dispatched to Istanbul, resumed the flight and reached Heathrow with a delay of 11:40 hours.
The occurrence aircraft positioned back to Heathrow after about 50 hours on the ground in Istanbul and resumed service.
A passenger reported the crew announced engine issues, they were diverting to Istanbul.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Istanbul due to a minor technical issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-36
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBJI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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