Virgin Atlantic B744 at Manchester on Sep 14th 2015, engine problem
Last Update: September 14, 2015 / 20:48:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-75
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VXLG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration G-VROS reached Orlando with a delay of 6 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced they were having problems with an engine (CF6), needed to dump fuel and subsequently the crew announced they were diverting to Gatwick.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Gatwick due to a minor technical problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-75
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VXLG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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