Flybe DH8D near Norwich on Dec 21st 2016, door problem

Last Update: December 23, 2016 / 22:32:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 21, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-7049

Aircraft Registration
G-FLBC

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration G-FLBC performing flight BE-7049 from Birmingham,EN (UK) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was enroute at FL250 about 30nm southeast of Norwich,EN (UK) when the crew decided to return to Birmingham due to a problem with one of the doors. The aircraft descended to FL200 and landed safely back in Birmingham about 40 minutes after turning around.

A passenger reported the captain announced they had an indication one of the doors was not properly closed. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 21, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Flybe

Flight number
BE-7049

Aircraft Registration
G-FLBC

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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