British Airways B744 at London on Aug 5th 2013, unsafe gear after departure
Last Update: August 6, 2013 / 21:42:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-25
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration G-BYGF reached Hong Kong with a delay of 22 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Unsafe gear
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-25
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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