A British Airways flight from London to Chennai on Sunday returned to London’s Heathrow Airport after circling in the sky. Flight BA35 operated by a Boeing 787-8 plane reportedly faced “flap adjustment failure”, forcing it to return to Heathrow.
🚨 BA Boeing 787-8 Turnback Alert!
— Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) June 15, 2025
A British Airways Boeing 787-8 (reg: G-ZBJG) #BA35 to Chennai was forced to return to London Heathrow shortly after takeoff from Runway 27R today, June 15.
The aircraft leveled off around 9,000 feet before heading back. ✈️🔧 #AvGeek #Heathrow… pic.twitter.com/ni5cPZ0Bk8
As per flight tracking site flighradar24, the flight took off at 11:45 UTC, but after reaching the western coast at around 12:30, the plane took a U-turn. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner made several circles over Strait of Dover and dumped fuel, remaining at that spot for an hour. The flight then returned and landed at 2:00 UTC.
Shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow (LHR), the captain of flight #BA35 to Chennai (MAA) reported a "flap adjustment failure" on the Boeing 787-8 (G-ZBJG).
— Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) June 15, 2025
The crew had to dump fuel while holding for over an hour before returning safely to LHR at 13:52UTC today.
🎥:… https://t.co/umXLreV9Rv pic.twitter.com/cJCVwKbVmB
As per some aviation related social media accounts, the flight faced “flap adjustment failure”, which probably means the pilots were unable to control the flaps.
