Serious incident to a De Havilland DHC8 operated by Flybe on 15/11/2018 en route [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Altitude mis-compare in flight. On arrival contamination found in static ports.

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General information
Local date	15/11/2018
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	AD Exeter
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2018-0856

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - Flybe Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	DE HAVILLAND - DHC8
Aircraft Registration	G-JECR
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - EGTE (EXT) : Exeter
Planned destination	France - LFPG (CDG) : Paris Charles-De-Gaulle
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	4139
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.