ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188612
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| Date: | Thursday 7 July 2016 |
| Time: | 7:05 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8Z9 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Jet2 |
| Registration: | G-GDFP |
| MSN: | 28177/69 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 199 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 23nm southeast from Glasgow -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Glasgow International Airport (GLA/EGPF) |
| Palma de Mallorca Airport (MJV/LELC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
At 6:55 UTC Jet2 flight LS189 departs for Palma de Mallorca with 199 passengers. 10 minutes after takeoff at 7:05 UTC and at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the crew declared an emergency, stating the alert was caused by pitch control issues. The plane was put in a hold for 1 hour and 8 minutes, and at 8:13 UTC the plane landed safely on runway 23. No Injuries were reported among the 199 passengers and crew aboard.
A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration G-LSAD reached Palma Mallorca as flight LS-189A with a delay of 4.5 hours. G-GDFP was still on the ground at Glasgow on July 11.
Sources:
1. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/passengers-panic-glasgow-jet2-flight-8367518
2. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1405110/passengers-horror-after-jet2-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-glasgow-immediately-after-take-off-due-to-technical-fault/
3. https://www.aeroinside.com/item/7841/jet2-b738-at-glasgow-on-jul-7th-2016-pitch-control-problems
4. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=GDFP
5. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ls189#a42154c
6. http://avherald.com/h?article=49adf4e2&opt=0
Images:
Media:
Boeing 737-8Z9(WL) G-GDFP at Manchester on 05-05-2013
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2016 19:07 | AF5541 | Added |
| 11-Jul-2016 19:10 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 26-Jul-2016 19:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2016 19:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 26-Jul-2016 19:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2017 16:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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