British Airways B744 near Cardiff on Jan 28th 2013, instrument problem

Last Update: January 28, 2013 / 14:13:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-196

Aircraft Registration
G-BNLE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A British Airways Boeing 747-400, registration G-BNLE performing flight BA-196 (dep Jan 27th) from Houston,TX (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 138 passengers, was enroute at FL330 - after having left FL380 in Irish Airspace - about 45nm northwest of Cardiff,WL (UK) when the crew reported an instrument problem and decided to divert to Cardiff Airport, runway length 2390 meters/7850 feet, for a safe landing on runway 12 about 20 minutes later.

The aircraft was repaired, continued the journey after about 2.5 hours on the ground and reached London with a delay of 2.5 hours.

The airline confirmed indication of a very minor technical problem prompted the diversion to Cardiff.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-196

Aircraft Registration
G-BNLE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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