British Airways B773 at Lagos on Dec 30th 2020, multiple bird strikes
Last Update: January 2, 2021 / 16:38:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-75
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
G-STBE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A ground observer reported the crew declared PAN PAN and radioed multiple times without emergency services responding. 11 minutes after landing 2 firemen walked out with portable fire extinguishers, a fire truck arrived about 16 minutes after landing. It was established that hydraulic fluid was dripping onto the hot brakes of the main landing gear causing the smoke.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 10 hours until temporary repairs were completed, then departed for the return flight BA-74 and reached London with a delay of 6 hours. The aircraft is still on the ground in London about 4 days after the bird strikes and about 54 hours after landing in London.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-75
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Lagos, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
G-STBE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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