British Airways B772 over Atlantic on Nov 4th 2019, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: November 5, 2019 / 21:55:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 4, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-253
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Nassau, Bahamas
Aircraft Registration
G-YMMU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration G-YMMA positioned from London Heathrow to St. John's the following day, resumed the flight and is estimated to reach Nassau with a delay of 30 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in St. John's about 30 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 4, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-253
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Nassau, Bahamas
Aircraft Registration
G-YMMU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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