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.
Aircraft Registration Data
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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