Incident Boeing 747-436 G-BNLO, Thursday 11 December 2014
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Date:Thursday 11 December 2014
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B744 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-436
Owner/operator:British Airways
Registration: G-BNLO
MSN: 24057/817
Year of manufacture:1990
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:over Sevenoaks, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Destination airport:Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight BA107, a Boeing 747, to Dubai returned to land at Heathrow following a problem retracting the undercarriage.

Sources:

1. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/11/mystery-bang-ba107_n_6307920.htmlutm_hp_ref=uk-news
2. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/news/mystery-bang-heard-over-kent-28468/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
3. https://www.lbc.co.uk/loud-bang-forces-flight-back-to-heathrow-101810/
4. http://avherald.com/h?article=47e99587
5. http://thebasource.com/british-airways-b747-400-g-bnlo-ba107-heathrow-technical-return/
6. https://www.aeroinside.com/item/5049/british-airways-b744-at-london-on-dec-11th-2014-gear-problems

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

23 November 1998 G-BNLD British Airways 0 Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Dec-2014 10:37 Dr. John Smith Added
12-Dec-2014 12:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code, ]
13-Dec-2014 18:48 harro Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ]
16-Jul-2016 12:16 Dr.John Smith Updated [Source, ]
26-Jun-2023 09:27 Nepa Updated

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