British Airways B789 over Germany on Feb 18th 2016, door seal issues
Last Update: February 19, 2016 / 16:12:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-33
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The flight was postponed to the next day.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 18 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-33
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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