Qatar B788 near Colombo on May 19th 2017, fire on board
Last Update: May 20, 2017 / 20:57:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-841
Departure
Phuket, Thailand
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-BDB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority reported there had been a fire on board.
The aircraft remained on the ground for 8.5 hours, then continued the journey and reached Doha with a delay of 8.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-841
Departure
Phuket, Thailand
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
A7-BDB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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