BAW209 LHR-MIA 28/06 diverted into SNN
 

BAW209 LHR-MIA 28/06 diverted into SNN

Any news on this?

Flight Radar just showed the flight landing
At Heathrow! Squak code 7700.

The reason given in BA's MVT signals is 'aircraft defects'.

It left the LHR gate at 1421 and only took off at 1512, which seems longer than normal. According to FLIFO ETA LHR 1935.

Landed 1934 on stand 1945.

Do we know what went wrong? Clearly not serious enough to divert - but serious enough to return to LHR.

I would suggest that destination MIA and rerouting to LHR to be a "divert"!

I'd suggest it was an airborne return if there was no diversion to Shannon.
B73.

divert: definition of divert in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)

In that case every flight I've ever been on has "diverted"
B73.

I didn't know the P in PPRNE stood for pedants :rolleyes:

come on boys - what went wrong with this 744?

British Airways B747-400 G-CIVO BA209 London Heathrow Technical Return. June 28, 2014

British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVO operating BA209 London Heathrow – Miami was to the west of Ireland this afternoon when it turned back to London Heathrow due to a technical issue. Crew initially elected to divert to Shannon before deciding to return to London Heathrow. Passengers were accommodated overnight and the flight rescheduled for tomorrow.


(From The BA Source.)

Smoke and fumes according to Aviation Herald.

Incident: British Airways B744 over Atlantic on Jun 28th 2014, smoke and fumes