Baltic DH8D at Munich on Jan 18th 2018, door indication
Last Update: January 21, 2018 / 17:45:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-222
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Riga, Latvia
Aircraft Registration
YL-BAQ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The aircraft departed again after about 90 minutes on the ground and reached Riga with a delay of 2:20 hours.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Munich due to a false door open indication.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-222
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Riga, Latvia
Aircraft Registration
YL-BAQ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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