British Airways A388 enroute on Jun 10th 2022, waterfall on board
Last Update: June 14, 2022 / 13:15:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-293
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The airline reported a faulty valve at the clean water supply was fixed upon arrival in the USA.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Washington for about 5:20 hours, then departed for the return flight BA-292 with a delay of about 4 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 10, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-293
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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