Fleet International SF34 enroute on Mar 7th 2017, loss of communication leads to intercept
Last Update: March 8, 2017 / 18:54:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Fleet Air International
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HA-TAB
Aircraft Type
SAAB 340
ICAO Type Designator
SF34
The runway in Birmingham was closed for about 30 minutes after landing.
Belgian Defense reported that following the intercept it was not possible to reach the crew via radio, however, eye contact was established and everything appeared normal in the cockpit, a technical problem prevented communication via radio. The Saab was escorted to the FIR boundary where UK Quick Reaction Alert Aircraft took over and continued to escort the Saab.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Fleet Air International
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HA-TAB
Aircraft Type
SAAB 340
ICAO Type Designator
SF34
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