British Airways B744 near Boston on Oct 1st 2016, bangs and vibrations
Last Update: October 3, 2016 / 23:38:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-215
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A passenger reported there were a number of bangs from the left hand side of the aircraft and vibrations. Cabin crew looked through the left hand windows, then spoke to the cockpit and advised passengers, that the crew had some indications but everything was okay.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Boston 46 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-215
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-CIVE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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