ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316838
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 2023 |
| Time: | 18:04 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-841 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-XLEH |
| MSN: | 163 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 970B-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 453 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | N of Johannesburg -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
British Airways flight BA56, an Airbus A380-841, returned to land at Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) after the crew radioed that they had an acrid burning smell and haze/smoke in the cockpit as well as in the cabin, including the lower and upper decks.
A safe landing was made 48 minutes after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://twitter.com/James_Tulip/status/1679204751324356608
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba56#311beb4c
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a380-registered-g-xleh-operated-by-british-airways-on-12-07-2023-at-johannesbourg/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2023 19:09 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jul-2023 19:09 | harro | Updated |
| 13-Jul-2023 17:46 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2023 16:55 | harro | Updated |
| 17-Aug-2023 16:29 | harro | Updated |
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