BAW A320 enroute on Aug 17th 2023, dropped panel in flight
Last Update: August 23, 2023 / 18:54:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-417
Departure
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUUP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The British AAIB reported a wing/fuselage panel detached in flight and was not found/recovered. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the AAIB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-417
Departure
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUUP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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