Virgin Atlantic B744 at Las Vegas on Aug 6th 2016, wheel well fire indication
Last Update: August 7, 2016 / 16:49:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-44
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VGAL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for two hours, then departed again and reached London with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-44
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VGAL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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