Brussels A333 at Freetown on Jan 9th 2018, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
Last Update: January 21, 2018 / 16:55:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Brussels Airlines
Flight number
SN-247
Departure
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
OO-SFO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The aircraft remained on the ground in Freetown for about 35 hours before returning to service.
On Jan 20th 2018 a passenger reported an engine failed during the takeoff run, takeoff was rejected. The crew indicated the engine had surged. On Jan 21st 2018 the passenger added, that during the takeoff run there had been a loud bang and vibrations from the left hand side prior to the crew applying the brakes. There were discussions that the engine failure might have been caused by birds or foreign objects on the runway. Spare parts and engineers arrived the next day on inbound flight SN-241. The passenger departed Freetown for Brussels on Jan 11th 2018.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Brussels Airlines
Flight number
SN-247
Departure
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
OO-SFO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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