British Airways B744 near Lisbon on Jul 19th 2014, electrical problems
Last Update: July 22, 2014 / 21:39:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-247
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration G-BYGG was dispatched to Lisbon, resumed the flight as BA-9609 and reached Sao Paulo with a delay of 20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft positioned back to London on Jul 21st departing Lisbon about 33 hours after landing and resumed service.
A passenger reported they had been diverted due to electrical issues. They were accomodated over night in Lisbon and boarded the replacement aircraft the following day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-247
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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