Virgin Atlantic B789 over Atlantic on Nov 22nd 2016, engine oil leak
Last Update: November 25, 2016 / 21:44:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 22, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-19
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VYUM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found a fractured engine oil feed pipe on the left hand engine.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 22, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-19
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VYUM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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