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| Date: | Friday 27 September 2024 |
| Time: | 09:41 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-131 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-DBCG |
| MSN: | 2694 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2522-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | over Northamptonshire, between London Heathrow and Aberdeen -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ/EGPD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
British Airways flight BA1306, an Airbus A319, experienced smoke/fumes in the cockpit and cabin.
The flight safely diverted to Manchester Airport.
Sources:
1. London Evening Stanard 27 September 2024: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-airways-flight-heathrow-airport-emergency-landing-smoke-cockpit-b1184557.html
2. https://www.lancs.live/news/uk-world-news/british-airways-flight-makes-manchester-30020440
3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13898413/British-Airways-flight-Heathrow-Aberdeen-forced-land-cockpit-fills-smoke.html
4. Liverpool Echo 27 September 2024: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/ba-flight-diverts-manchester-after-30019441
5. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-DBCG
6. https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/GDBCG/history/20240927/0755Z/EGLL/EGPD
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2024 12:05 | Limpopo | Added |
| 28-Sep-2024 12:07 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2024 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 22-Nov-2024 16:56 | ASN | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2024 17:07 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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