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| Date: | Saturday 8 November 2014 |
| Time: | c. 10:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Flybe |
| Registration: | G-JEDW |
| MSN: | 4093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Guernsey Airport (GCI) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI/EGJB) |
| Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Flybe Dash 8-400, operating flight BE502 from Guernsey, suffered a bird strike with the bird penetrating the nr.1 engine propeller cone. The incident happened shortly after takeoff.
The nr.1 engine was shut down and the airplane continued to the destination of Birmingham where it landed safely about 11:40.
METAR about the time of landing at Birmingham (11:40Z / 11:40 LT):
EGBB 081150Z 15012KT 4000 RA BKN008 BKN010 OVC031 10/10 Q0995
EGBB 081120Z 14013KT 4000 RA FEW006 BKN012 BKN020 10/09 Q0996
Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2829801/Bird-strike-destroys-Flybe-plane-propeller-pilot-continues-fly-hour-destination-just-ONE-ENGINE.html
Media:
@lifeasapilot1 nice birdstrike pic.twitter.com/YJ5fLQe0i8
— Martyn Lowe (@martynlowe1) November 8, 2014The result of @flybe G-JEDW's birdstrike earlier today #relatedtolasttweet pic.twitter.com/gSUpSi6qFO
— BHX Geek✈ (@BHXGeek) November 8, 2014Wrt the @flybe #birdstrike on t/off frm GCI enroute BHX, it was a Buzzard, not an Eagle! @airlivenet @AviationSafety pic.twitter.com/9M7qAJmm7Q
— IBSC Birdstrikes (@IntBSC) November 11, 2014Revision history:
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| 09-Nov-2014 08:27 | harro | Added |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:31 | harro | Updated [Cn, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 08:48 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 18:39 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 18:40 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 21:13 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Nov-2014 20:04 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 08:08 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 08:10 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 08:13 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 08:13 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 08:15 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 08:16 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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