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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-436 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BYGE |
| MSN: | 28858/1198 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On the night of 9-10 March 2019 strong winds associated with Storm Gareth caused two parked Boeing 747-436 aircraft (G-BYGE and G-CIVU) to move. Both aircraft suffered damage to the fuselage as a result of hitting objects.
G-BYGE was back in service on 15 March 2019.
Sources:
twitter.com/FlightAlerts_/status/1106172930260680709
Location
Media:
British Airways Boeing 747 G-CIVU (pictured) & BA 747 G-BYGE both suffered damage at Heathrow Airport last week after wind across the aircraft caused them turn on stand and the nose wheels were not aligned with the centre line. pic.twitter.com/UX1OJsL6ua
— Flight Alerts (@FlightAlerts_) March 14, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2019 20:51 | harro | Added |
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