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| Date: | Monday 26 September 2022 |
| Time: | 08:11 |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-841 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-XLED |
| MSN: | 144 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 970B-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
British Airways flight BA55, an Airbus A380-841, suffered a bird strike while on approach to Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), South Africa.
The aircraft was not able to carry out the return leg back to London-Heathrow Airport.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/IanSlaterPhoto1/status/1574430409806516224
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-xled#2d9b1de0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 2025 | G-XLED | British Airways | 0 | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2022 18:04 | harro | Added |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:05 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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