British Airways reports seconds-from-disaster flight mayday over London

THE NEWS: A British Airways Airbus A320 on flight BA919 dropped 800 ft during a second approach over London on July 6, coming seconds from disaster after an air‑data systems failure.

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What caused the British Airways flight BA919 incident on July 6?
The aircraft experienced an air‑data systems failure, which triggered a stall warning and resulted in the plane dropping 800 ft during its second approach over London, as reported by the Aviation Herald.

At what altitude was the aircraft flying when the failure occurred?
The Airbus A320 was cruising at 4,000 ft when the air‑data systems failure happened, leading to the subsequent loss of altitude during the approach.

Between which cities was flight BA919 operating?
Flight BA919 was a British Airways service scheduled from Dusseldorf, Germany, to London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.

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