The British Airways-operated Airbus A350-1000 with the registration G-XWBC suffered a so-called tail strike at London Heathrow Airport on Sunday. The incident occurred on runway 27L, which had to be temporarily closed.
Flight BA104 was en route from Dubai to London and was completely uneventful until the attempt to land. But then the tail strike happened and the captain decided to take off immediately. This maneuver is also called “Go Around”. At around 14:43 p.m. local time, the long-haul jet was able to land safely on runway 27L.
Tail strikes are particularly annoying because the cost of repairs can be exorbitantly expensive. In any case, due to the incident on Sunday, the G-XWBC will have an unplanned special stay in maintenance. It is still unclear when this Airbus A350-100 can be put back into commercial service.