British Airways B772 at Kuwait on Jun 16th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: June 19, 2017 / 21:26:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA156
Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
Passengers reported the captain announced they had needed to shut one engine down.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kuwait about 87 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA156
Departure
Kuwait, Kuwait
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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