Ryanair B738 near Brest on Jan 3rd 2021, technical issue
Last Update: January 4, 2022 / 09:21:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-4052
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Faro, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
EI-EFY
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger initially reported there was a fire outside the aircraft, later correcting the fire was inside the aircraft.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DLF was dispatched to Brest, continued the flight and reached Faro with a delay of about 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Brest about 14 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-4052
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Faro, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
EI-EFY
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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