ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351353
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 2023 |
| Time: | 08:26 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | TUI Airways |
| Registration: | G-TUIB |
| MSN: | 34423/94 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) |
| Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TUI Airways flight BY173, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, suffered a low fuel emergency during a diversion to Birmingham International Airport (BHX).
The flight was unable to land at the destination Manchester International Airport (MAN) due to strong gusty winds as a result of Storm Pia.
At 07:41 UTC, after holding for 20 minutes near MAN, the flight diverted to BHX. The first approach to runway 33 at BHX was aborted and the flight landed on the second attempt at 08:26.
METAR:
Weather at Manchester about the arrival time:
EGCC 210650Z 27026KT 9999 BKN012 12/09 Q1003 TEMPO RA BKN009
EGCC 210750Z 27028G41KT 9999 -RA BKN014TCU 11/09 Q1002 TEMPO RA
EGCC 210850Z 27025G36KT 9999 BKN014CB 11/09 Q1003 TEMPO SCT020
Weather at Birmingham about the incident time:
EGBB 210750Z 29025G39KT 9999 SCT028 13/08 Q1002
EGBB 210850Z 30021G32KT 9999 BKN028 13/08 Q1004
EGBB 210950Z 29020G34KT 9999 BKN028 13/08 Q1003
Sources:
NTSB DCA24WA054
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-tuib#3350c892
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 2013 | G-TUIB | Thomson Airways | 0 | Cardiff Airport, Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, | |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2024 17:58 | harro | Added |
| 01-Feb-2024 18:00 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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