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| Date: | Friday 22 December 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-ZBKC |
| MSN: | 38621/360 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
British Airways flight BA142, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, returned to land at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) after a fire warning light came on.
Sources:
https://english.jagran.com/india/british-airways-flight-going-to-london-catches-fire-mid-air-diverted-to-delhi-airport-10122303
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba142#33551c7f
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b787-38621.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 February 2024 | G-ZBKC | British Airways | 0 | South of Clacton-on-Sea |  |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2023 20:51 | vasilf | Added |
| 23-Dec-2023 14:31 | Stealthmanbob | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2023 14:32 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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