British Airways B744 enroute on Jan 12th 2016, crack in wing upper surface
Last Update: February 12, 2016 / 17:17:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-289
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Phoenix until Jan 20th 2016, then positioned back to the UK and resumed service another 2 days later on Jan 22nd 2016.
The airline told The Aviation Herald: "Safety and security is always our highest priority and we would not operate a flight if we believed there was a safety risk. There was no structural damage to the aircraft wing and it is, as you note, back in operation following maintenance by our highly skilled engineers."
The NTSB reported they are not investigating this occurrence rated a "maintenance issue".
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2016
Classification
Accident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-289
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-BNLV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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