Flybe DH8D at Belfast on Dec 12th 2012, flaps problem

Last Update: December 12, 2012 / 15:53:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 12, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-986

Aircraft Registration
G-JEDP

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration G-JEDP performing flight BE-986 from Southampton,EN to Belfast City,NI (UK) with 49 passengers and 4 crew, was on approach to Belfast's City Airport when the crew aborted the approach due to problems with the flaps and decided to divert to Belfast's Aldergrove Airport due to the longer runway available. The aircraft landed safely at Alderdrove Airport at a higher speed than normal.

The airline confirmed a technical malfunction that required a longer runway than available at Belfast's City Airport. The passengers were bussed from Aldergrove to City Airport.

Runway 04/22 available at Belfast's City Airport is 1830 meters/6000 feet long, Belfast's International Airport Aldergrove provides a runway 07/25 of 2780 meters/9120 feet length.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 12, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-986

Aircraft Registration
G-JEDP

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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