British Airways B789 at London on Dec 2nd 2020, slat problem
Last Update: December 2, 2020 / 15:49:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 2, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-243
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
Metars:
COR EGLL 021520Z AUTO 26004KT 230V290 9999 OVC010 07/05 Q1015 TEMPO 7000 -RA BKN006=
COR EGLL 021450Z AUTO 25007KT 9999 BKN012 OVC026 07/05 Q1015 TEMPO SCT012=
EGLL 021420Z AUTO 24008KT 9999 SCT013 BKN018 OVC026 07/04 Q1015=
COR EGLL 021350Z AUTO 24007KT 210V270 9999 BKN013 OVC025 07/03 Q1015 TEMPO BKN015=
COR EGLL 021320Z AUTO 22005KT 9999 FEW018 OVC024 07/03 Q1016 NOSIG=
EGLL 021250Z AUTO 20004KT 140V250 9999 OVC030 06/03 Q1017=
COR EGLL 021220Z AUTO 22004KT 170V270 9999 BKN040 06/02 Q1017 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 021150Z AUTO 24004KT 200V270 9999 FEW040 05/02 Q1018 NOSIG=
COR EGLL 021120Z AUTO 25005KT 9999 BKN042 05/02 Q1018 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 2, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-243
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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