ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172593
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 December 2014 |
| Time: | 17:48 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Flybe |
| Registration: | G-JECI |
| MSN: | 4105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Belfast City Airport (BHD/EGAC) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Southampton-Eastleigh Airport (SOU/EGHI) |
| Belfast City Airport (BHD/EGAC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Flybe flight BE996 from Southampton to Belfast was stopped on the runway after landing and all passengers disembarked with fire services standing by. In a statement, the airline said: "Flybe can confirm that the captain of the above flight with 69 passengers and four crew on board was alerted by a smoke indication from the rear baggage hold on its approach into George Best Belfast City Airport this afternoon.
"The crew took the necessary action and the aircraft landed safely. Passengers evacuated the aircraft immediately by both front and rear stairs as normal and were bussed to the terminal." Flybe confirmed there was no sign of smoke in the aircraft after the landing but said that the incident would be "fully investigated".
According to the summary of the official AAIB investirgation into the incident...
"As the aircraft descended towards its destination, the flight crew received a number of smoke warnings relating to the aft baggage compartment; there were no signs of smoke or fumes in the passenger or crew compartments. The crew brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway after landing and all occupants vacated the aircraft expeditiously. There was no evidence of fire or smoke damage, but an examination of components in the fire detection system revealed corrosion on a smoke detector connection pin. This was identified as the probable cause of the smoke warnings."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.u.tv/News/Emergency-landing-at-city-airport/99deb680-4257-44ea-a33b-f0a58b351958#.VKL7a8oZx4s.twitter
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30637201
3. AAIB report: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/557938ace5274a151000001d/DHC-8-402_Dash_8_G-JECI_06-15.pdf
4. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=JECI
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 2015 | G-JECI | Flybe | 0 | Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) Elmdon, Brimngham | |
unk |
| 3 April 2016 | G-JECI | Flybe | 0 | Southampton airport, Eastleigh, Hampshire | |
non |
Media:
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, Flybe at Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF), Germany 26-4-2011:
Emergency landing at city airport: A Flybe plane has made an emergency landing at George Best Belfast City Air... http://t.co/h0fXF75ccn
— UTV Live News (@UTVNews) December 30, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2014 19:52 | harro | Added |
| 30-Dec-2014 19:54 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2014 01:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Jul-2016 11:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2016 11:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2022 05:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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