Flybe E195 near Doncaster on May 30th 2017, technical problem, captain ill

Last Update: May 31, 2017 / 20:38:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-4447

Destination
Faro, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
G-FBEN

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195

ICAO Type Designator
E195

A Flybe Embraer ERJ-195, registration G-FBEN performing flight BE-4447 from Doncaster,EN (UK) to Faro (Portugal), was climbing out of Doncaster when the crew stopped the climb at FL280 due to technical problems and also reporting the captain felt unwell. The crew decided to divert to Birmingham for a safe landing about 25 minutes later.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Birmingham due to both captain's sickness and technical problems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-4447

Destination
Faro, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
G-FBEN

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195

ICAO Type Designator
E195

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