THY A333 at Johannesburg on Dec 18th 2018, rejected takeoff due to open cockpit window
Last Update: December 19, 2018 / 14:25:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-43
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A passenger reported the aircraft sustained a blown tyre and some damage to the landing gear. The passengers were taken to hotels.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Johannesburg about 18 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-43
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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