ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349611
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| Date: | Sunday 22 January 2023 |
| Time: | c 01:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A350-1041 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-XWBL |
| MSN: | 547 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 338 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | over Canary Islands -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
British Airways flight BA247, an Airbus A350-1041, entered unexpected turbulence during the cruise. A member of cabin crew in the galley was lifted off their feet and when they fell back to the floor they injured their shoulder and hip. A second cabin crew member received a minor cut from fragments of a cup dropped by the original cabin crew member when they fell.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-an-airbus-a350-operated-by-british-airways-on-22-01-2023-en-route/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-xwbl#2eede218
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2024 13:42 | harro | Added |
| 04-Jan-2024 13:45 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 04-Jan-2024 19:05 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source] |
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