Serious incident to an Airbus A350 operated by British Airways on 27/01/2026 at London-Heathrow (United Kingdom)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

No.12 wheel fell off during take-off.

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General information
Local date	27/01/2026
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	London-Heathrow AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2026-0036

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - British Airways Plc
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A350
Aircraft Registration
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United States of America - KLAS (LAS) [LAS] Las Vegas, Nv/Mc Carran Intl
Planned destination	United Kingdom - EGLL (LHR) : London/Heathrow
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	609
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.