British Airways A388 at London on Aug 6th 2024, rejected takeoff

Last Update: August 8, 2024 / 16:17:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-269

Aircraft Registration
G-XLEC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

A British Airways Airbus A380-800, registration G-XLEC performing flight BA-269 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from Heathrow's runway 27R when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed (about 77 KIAS). The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.

The rotation was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground at Heathrow about 50 hours after tje rejected takeoff.

A passenger reported they were told about a technical failure. The passenger believed the problem was electrical in nature.

Another passenger remarked some time later that finally there was electricity again.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-269

Aircraft Registration
G-XLEC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

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