ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349620
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Date: | Tuesday 2 January 2024 |
Time: | 20:20 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A320-232 |
Owner/operator: | British Airways |
Registration: | G-EUYH |
MSN: | 4265 |
Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Incident |
Location: | near Nantes -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Gibraltar-North Front Airport (GIB/LXGB) |
Destination airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:British Airways flight BA493, an Airbus A320-232, was en route when fumes in the cockpit forced the flight crew to divert to Nantes, France.
The incident aircraft was ferried to London-Heathrow Airport on 4 January 2024 and resumed regular service the same day.
Sources:
https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/01/04/flight-from-gibraltar-to-london-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-smoke-in-the-cockpit/ https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW493/history/20240102/1555Z/LXGB/LFRS Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Jan-2024 20:25 |
harro |
Added |
04-Jan-2024 20:27 |
harro |
Updated [Date, Other fatalities] |
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