Eurowings A332 at Las Vegas on Jul 21st 2018, rejected takeoff due to shimmy vibrations

Last Update: July 22, 2018 / 21:36:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-175

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AXGE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Eurowings Airbus A330-200, registration D-AXGE performing flight EW-175 from Las Vegas,NV (USA) to Cologne (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff from Las Vegas' runway 26R when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed (about 60 knots) and stopped on the runway. The crew advised they had strong shimmy vibrations from the nose gear, they were able to vacate the runway.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Las Vegas 19 hours after the rejected takeoff.

A passenger reported the flight had already been delayed by about 2 hours, announcements indicated a technical problem. During takeoff some vibrations could be felt, the passenger did not perceive those vibrations unusual however. The crew announced they had rejected takeoff due to strong vibrations. Emergency services inspected the aircraft, which subsequently returned to the apron. The passengers were again told of a technical problem.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-175

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AXGE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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