British Airways B772 near Brussels on Jul 20th 2014, backup speed indicator failure
Last Update: July 21, 2014 / 10:21:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-133
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A passenger reported the crew informed them the backup speed instruments had failed prompting them to return to Heathrow. The flight was cancelled, they have been rebooked onto the flight BA-133 the following day and are currently estimated to reach Jeddah with a delay of 24 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-133
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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