British Airways A320 at Tenerife on Jun 25th 2019, engine problem
Last Update: June 28, 2019 / 20:20:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2731
Departure
Tenerife South, Spain
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-GATH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Passengers reported there were banging noise from one of the engines, one of the passengers believed the engine was shut down. The passengers were rebooked onto the flight next day which was upgraded to a Boeing 777 to accomodate all passengers. The airline apologized to passengers via e-mail stating the aircraft developed a technical issue.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tenerife about 72 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2731
Departure
Tenerife South, Spain
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-GATH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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