Virgin Atlantic canceled a New York-bound flight due to missing bolt fastener tops on the aircraft’s wing.
The airline conducted additional maintenance checks after a passenger reported the issue.
Four out of 119 fasteners were found to be missing, but the airline assured that the safety of passengers and crew was not compromised.
“The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority and this was not compromised at any point,” Virgin Atlantic stated.
The plane, an Airbus A330, has since been returned to service.
“We always work well above industry safety standards and the aircraft is now back in service,” Virgin Atlantic added.
According to an Airbus engineer, the missing fasteners did not impact the structural integrity or safety of the aircraft.
“The panel in the image is a secondary structure panel, used to improve the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft,” Airbus local chief wing engineer Neil Firth said.
“Each of these panels has 119 fasteners so there was no impact to the structural integrity or load capability of the wing, and the aircraft was safe to operate.”
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