G-VTOP

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Safety history

  • November 16, 2004Accident

    AAIB Bulletin No: 5/2005 Ref: EW/G2004/11/05 Category: 1.1 Aircraft Type and Registration: Boeing 747-4Q8, G-VTOP No & Type of Engines: 4 General Electric CF6-80C2B1F turbofan engines Year of Manufacture: 1997 Date & Time (UTC): 16 November 2004 at 0915 hrs Location: Stand 327, London Heathrow Airport Type of Flight: Public Transport (Passenger) Persons on…

    Boeing 747-4Q8

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records3 on file

Worst recorded outcome: minor damage.

  • January 19, 2009Incident

    Boeing 747-400 · ST. John's, NL 300NM NE · A09A0006

    A09A0006: The Virgin Atlantic 747-400 aircraft, registration G-VTOP, was operating as VIR44 from Las Vegas to London at FL390. When approximately 300NM northeast of St. John's, the crew declared "PAN PAN PAN" because of fuel cooling, and requested descent. Gander ACC was unable to clear the aircraft as requested due…

  • August 16, 2002Incidentminor damage

    Boeing 747-400 · Winnipeg · A02C0185

    A02C0185: VIRGIN Atlantic Flight 020, a Boeing 747-400, registration G-VTOP, was enroute from San Francisco to London Heathrow. Approximately 100 nm north of Salt Lake City the cabin crew reported smoke coming from the IFE (In Flight Entertainment System) underneath a passenger seat in the first class section of the…

  • April 19, 1997Incident

    Boeing 747 · Renny Intersection · A97A0083

    A97a0083: the boeing 747 was enroute at fl380 when the pilot advised ATC that they had lost the use of both aircraft ins systems. They requested radar vectors until they were able to correct the problem. The aircraft exited the moncton fir 38 minutes later without further incident and still under radar vectors.

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).