ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157565
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| Date: | Friday 12 July 2013 |
| Time: | c. 15:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Thomson Airways |
| Registration: | G-TUIC |
| MSN: | 34424/96 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Orlando Sanford, Florida USA (SFB/KSFB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A second Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been grounded at Manchester Airport one hour after an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet caught fire at Heathrow, forcing the airport to close its runways.
A Thomson Airways 787 heading for Florida was forced to return to Manchester at 17:40 GMT due to technical issues (a serious electrical malfunction). The aircraft was en-route at FL390 about 400 nm west of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew decided to turn around and return to Manchester maintaining FL390 on the return. The aircraft entered a hold over the Irish Sea for about 3 hours to burn off fuel and landed safely back on Manchester's runway 23R about 5.5 hours after departure.
The Thomson Airways plane, which took off at 12:10 GMT, was heading to Sanford, Florida when it was forced to return to Manchester Airport. "Thomson Airways can confirm that flight TOM126 travelling from Manchester to Sanford, Florida experienced a technical issue and the aircraft returned to Manchester Airport, as a precautionary measure" Thomson Airways, owned by TUI Travel, said in a statement.
The company added that passengers had disembarked and that its engineers were inspecting the aircraft in Manchester.
Just one hour earlier, Heathrow came to a standstill after a Dreamliner caught fire on the runway, forcing all arrivals and departures to be temporarily suspended.
Sources:
1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2362063/Nightmare-Dreamliners-Two-Boeings-troubled-new-787s-break-HOUR-catches-stand-Heathrow-returns-Manchester-mechanical-problem.html#ixzz2YrSaCqDa
2. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/florida-bound-thomson-boeing-787-dreamliner-5076706
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23294760
4. https://www.aeroinside.com/item/2788/thomson-b788-over-atlantic-on-jul-12th-2013-technical-problem
4. http://avherald.com/h?article=4653cb10&opt=0
5. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2013 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jul-2013 21:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2013 02:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2013 05:38 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2013 18:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2013 19:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2013 17:27 | TB | Updated [[Time, Narrative]] |
| 23-Sep-2015 21:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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