British Airways B789 at London on Sep 7th 2020, flaps problem
Last Update: September 7, 2020 / 17:59:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-269
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A passenger reported it appeared there was an issue with the flaps.
Metars:
EGLL 071750Z AUTO 24013KT 9999 SCT024 BKN037 OVC044 18/13 Q1023 TEMPO BKN014=
EGLL 071720Z AUTO 25013KT 9999 BKN033 18/13 Q1023 NOSIG=
EGLL 071650Z AUTO 25011KT 9999 BKN034 19/13 Q1022 NOSIG=
EGLL 071620Z AUTO 25012KT 9999 BKN034 19/12 Q1022 NOSIG=
EGLL 071550Z AUTO 25013KT 9999 SCT040 20/12 Q1022 NOSIG=
EGLL 071520Z AUTO 25012KT 9999 FEW040 20/12 Q1023 NOSIG=
EGLL 071450Z AUTO 25012KT 9999 FEW040 21/12 Q1023 NOSIG=
EGLL 071420Z AUTO 25013KT 9999 NCD 21/11 Q1023 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-269
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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