ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191569
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 November 2016 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VYUM |
| MSN: | 37970/296 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 155 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | NE off Newfoundland and Labrador -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) |
| San Francisco Airport, CA (SFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Virgin Atlantic Airways flight VS19 diverted to Goose Bay Airport (YYR), Labrador, Canada, following the in flight shut down of one engine.
The aircraft began to descend from FL380 at 15:43 UTC, meanwhile changing course towards Goose Bay.
Plane made a safe landing on runway 08 at 17:22 UTC.
Sources:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/virgin-airways-flight-goose-bay-1.3862410
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/vs19#bafb889
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2016 18:36 | Rich | Added |
| 23-Nov-2016 18:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2016 09:30 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants] |
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