British Airways B772 over Atlantic on Mar 28th 2015, electrical odour on board
Last Update: March 28, 2015 / 19:01:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2156
Departure
Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The airline confirmed a minor technical fault.
A replacement Boeing 787-800 registration G-ZBJG was dispatched to Shannon and is estimated to reach London with a delay of 10.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2156
Departure
Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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