British Airways B773 at London on Jun 23rd 2015, bird strike
Last Update: June 27, 2015 / 20:48:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-297
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-STBC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported the aircraft received a bird strike on departure from Heathrow and returned to Heathrow. They arrived in Chicago one day later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-297
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-STBC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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