ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189822
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| Date: | Monday 29 August 2016 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | FlyBe |
| Registration: | G-JECR |
| MSN: | 4139 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Manchester International Airport (MAN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration G-JECR performing flight BE-1274 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Manchester, UK with 76 people on board, was on approach to Manchester when the crew became aware a tyre had burst on departure from Amsterdam's runway 36L. The aircraft was redirected to Birmingham, UK and landed safely on Birmingham's runway 33 about 45 minutes after turning south at Manchester towards Birmingham. The aircraft stopped on the runway, the passengers disembarked onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal, the aircraft was subsequently was towed to the apron.
The airport was closed for about 30 minutes.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Birmingham due to more favourable wind conditions at the aerodrome, all passengers disembarked onto the runway safely, were bussed to the terminal and subsequently taken to Manchester by coach.
Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-37214603
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/be1274#ad4e25e
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-JECR.html
4. http://avherald.com/h?article=49d44c2f&opt=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 February 2016 | G-JECR | Flybe | 0 | En route, between Birmingham and Aberdeen | |
min |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
| 15 November 2018 | G-JECR | Flybe | 0 | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2016 04:14 | mountain traveller | Added |
| 05-Sep-2016 14:41 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 16-Sep-2017 16:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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