Jet2 B733 near Bilbao on Feb 12th 2018, engine problem
Last Update: February 14, 2018 / 20:47:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-857
Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-GDFK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
The airline reported the aircraft diverted due to a minor technical issue, a replacement aircraft was dispatched to Bilbao to take the 180 passengers to Malaga.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration G-JZHC was dispatched to Bilbao and reached Malaga with a delay of 6.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was able to depart Bilbao and position back to Edinburgh about 7 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-857
Departure
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-GDFK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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