Baltic DH8D at Munich on Jan 18th 2018, door indication

Last Update: January 21, 2018 / 17:45:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Baltic

Flight number
BT-222

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
YL-BAQ

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

An Air Baltic de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration YL-BAQ performing flight BT-222 from Munich (Germany) to Riga (Latvia), was climbing out of Munich when the crew stopped the climb at 7000 feet reporting an open door indication. The aircraft returned to Munich for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.

The aircraft departed again after about 90 minutes on the ground and reached Riga with a delay of 2:20 hours.

The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Munich due to a false door open indication.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Baltic

Flight number
BT-222

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
YL-BAQ

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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