ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280168
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 2022 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-EUUV |
| MSN: | 3468 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH) -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| København-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
British Airways Airbus A320-232 G-EUUV, operating BA820 (London UK to Copenhagen, Denmark) sustained minor fire damage at Copenhagen Airport. The source of the fire appears to have been due to hydraulic fluid leaking onto overheating brakes.
The aircraft was ferried back to London-Heathrow Airport on July 9.
Sources:
1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10990943/British-Airways-jet-catches-fire-flying-London-Copenhagen-board-evacuated.html
2. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19118319/british-airways-jet-catches-fire-evacuated/
3. https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-a320-hot-brakes-copenhagen/
4. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1636826/British-Airways-emergency-plane-fire-London-Denmark-Copenhagen-airport-passenger-evacuated
5. https://airwaysmag.com/british-airways-a320-catches-fire/
6. https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/07/british-airways-flight-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-in-engine-16961641/
7. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-euuv
8. https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/GEUUV
9. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-EUUV
Media:
INCIDENT Foam was used by fire fighters on a British Airways A320 at Copenhagen Airport https://t.co/H7UeLwSZCW pic.twitter.com/iWdFb2eSVJ
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) July 7, 2022
Fire crews arrived very quickly as passengers being evacuated via air bridge pic.twitter.com/1pdMVGCbo2
— John Speakman (@JDSpeakman) July 6, 2022
Looks like BA821 is on fire at Copenhagen Airport? #britishairways
— @tkrunning (@tkrunning) July 6, 2022
Or perhaps just hot wheels? pic.twitter.com/ilMTNiI4wW
I was boarding another flight, and the captain came on and said that supposedly it was the wheels that were smokin’ hot. From where I was standing it was hard to tell if it was the wheel or the engine.
— @tkrunning (@tkrunning) July 6, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2022 19:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Jul-2022 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 10-Jul-2022 05:33 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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