- Date
- February 28, 2019, 07:45 local (07:45 UTC)
- Place
- Devon, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- G-FBEJEmbraer ERJ190
- Defining event
- Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 101240
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Factual narrative
On February 28, 2019, an Embraer ERJ 190-200 LR powered by two General Electric CF34 10E7 turbofan engines, experienced smoke filling the cabin during the takeoff roll from Exeter International Airport, Devon, United Kingdom. The takeoff was aborted and an evacuation of the airplane was performed. There were no reported injuries to the flight crew or passengers on board. The United Kingdom Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is conducting an investigation into this event and the United States National Transportation Safety Board has assigned an Accredited Representative to support the AAIB investigation in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the engines.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-FBEJ
- Reported as
- Embraer ERJ190 (200LR)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19000155
- Engines
- General Electric CF34 10E7, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF34 10E7, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Flybe Ltd
- Registered owner
- Flybe Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- EXT · Exeter Airport
- Destination
- ALC · Alicante
- Flight plan
- Unknown