Pacific Aircorp B763 over London on Dec 1st 2019, loss of communication
Last Update: December 2, 2019 / 11:46:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Pacific Aircorp
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Portsmouth, United States
Aircraft Registration
N725SH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The crew told Israeli media that their radio went down, it took them about 10 minutes to realize the radio wasn't working. They then worked to restore radio communication when a fighter aircraft pulled alongside them causing nearly a heart attack to the Boeing captain. They flashed their landing lights to acknowledge the intercept, and while they just had restore communication with ATC about 10 minutes after detecting the radios weren't working, they also established radio contact on guard frequency with the fighter aircraft. The fighter aircraft remained at their side for about 5 minutes.
Sonice booms had been heard between RAF Coningsby across Hertfordshire into London. The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed two Typhoon fighter aircraft had been dispatched to intercept an aircraft that had lost radio contact in UK Airspace, the communication was restored and the fighters returned to their base.
N725SH (MSN 27993) had previously been operated by El Al with tailnumber 4X-EAN and changed hands to Pacific Aircorp on Nov 20th 2019.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Pacific Aircorp
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Portsmouth, United States
Aircraft Registration
N725SH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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