Flybe DH8D at Edinbugh on Feb 17th 2016, battery overheated

Last Update: February 17, 2016 / 21:19:08 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-1331

Aircraft Registration
G-PRPB

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration G-PRPB performing flight BE-1331 from Edinburgh,SC to London City,EN (UK), was climbing out of Edinburgh's runway 24 when the crew stopped the climb at FL170 reporting an overheat indication for the battery and returned to Edinburg for a safe landing on runway 24 about 25 minutes after departure. The aircraft stopped on the runway, the passengers disembarked onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal. The aircraft was towed to the apron.

A passenger reported the captain announced an overheated aircraft battery as cause for the return.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-1331

Aircraft Registration
G-PRPB

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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