British Airways B772 near Istanbul on Apr 11th 2015, fuel leak
Last Update: April 12, 2015 / 15:39:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-198
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-YMMU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration G-VIIF was dispatched from London Heathrow to Istanbul, resumed the flight the following morning and reached London with a delay of 21 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-198
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-YMMU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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