Flybe DH8D at Southampton on Jun 5th 2015, bee speed

Last Update: June 6, 2015 / 15:10:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 5, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-384

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
G-ECOE

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration G-ECOE performing flight BE-384 from Southampton,EN (UK) to Dublin (Ireland), was climbing out of Southampton when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet reporting unreliable airspeeds. The aircraft returned to Southampton for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure.

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

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
G-ECOE

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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