British Airways A320 at London on Apr 17th 2016, drone impacts aircraft
Last Update: April 17, 2016 / 18:43:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-727
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the aircraft received minor damage, when an object impacted the nose section of the aircraft. The aircraft was fully examined and has already been cleared to depart for its next flight.
London Police reported an object believed to be a drone impacted the nose of the aircraft. No arrests have been made so far, the investigation is ongoing.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service 2 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-727
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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