Flybe DH8D at Southampton on Jun 5th 2015, bee speed
Last Update: June 6, 2015 / 15:10:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 5, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Flybe
Flight number
BE-384
Departure
Southampton, United Kingdom
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
G-ECOE
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
Maintenance found a bee had chosen to fly FlyBe within a pitot tube. The bee, nick-named FlyBee, was convinced to leave and the aircraft was able to depart again reaching Dublin with a delay of 90 minutes.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Southampton due to a suspected technical issue. Upon examination maintenance found a bee lodged into an item of instrumentation on the outside of the aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 5, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Flybe
Flight number
BE-384
Departure
Southampton, United Kingdom
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
G-ECOE
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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