ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199866
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 2017 |
| Time: | c. 08:51 UTC |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) |
| Owner/operator: | Flybe |
| Registration: | G-FBEK |
| MSN: | 19000168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flybe flight BE4565 returned to land back at Cardiff Airport, U.K. after suffering a bird strike on takeoff. The aircraft, an Embraer ERJ-195LR, took off at 08:51 UTC. Subsequently the bird was ingested in one of the engines, prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL140. The flight began squawking 7700 (emergency) at 08:58 and entered a circling descent. The emergency squawk was cancelled at 09:08 and the landed safely back to Cardiff. The aircraft had 92 passengers on board (plus crew)
A replacement Dash 8-400 registration G-PRPA reached Paris with a delay of 4 hours. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 7 hours before returning to service.
Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-41348519
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-fbek#ef04ea8
3. http://avherald.com/h?article=4aeacc38&opt=0
4. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2017-09-21/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-cardiff-airport-after-hitting-bird/_/
5. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/plane-forced-make-emergency-u-13653473
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2017 18:11 | harro | Added |
| 21-Sep-2017 18:12 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Sep-2017 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2017 19:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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