BAW B772 near Goose Bay on Jul 11th 2024, odour on board
Last Update: July 16, 2024 / 14:14:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-298
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
Passengers reported the aircraft departed with a delay of about 3 hours due to some electric problem. Enroute a smell of burning rubber developed from the back of the aircraft prompting the diversion to Goose Bay.
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration G-VIIL positioned to Goose Bay, continued the flight and reached London with a delay of about 13 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Goose Bay until Jul 14th and departed Goose Bay for London about 60 hours after landing and resumed service about 15 hours after landing at Heathrow.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-298
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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