British Airways A35K at Toronto on Feb 12th 2020, hydraulic failure, luggage locked in
Last Update: February 14, 2020 / 22:22:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-93
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
G-XWBD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000
ICAO Type Designator
A35K
Passengers however had to wait for their luggage until the following day, as the cargo doors could not be opened due the hydraulic fault. One passenger complained he couldn't get to his insulin stored in his luggage needed due to diabetes.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 42 hours, then positioned back to London.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-93
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
G-XWBD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-1000
ICAO Type Designator
A35K
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