Transat B738 at Paris on Dec 12th 2018, rejected takeoff due to thick white smoke in cockpit
Last Update: December 21, 2018 / 21:22:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-41
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GZEH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft (MSN 2615, former tail number F-GZHE) was on its very first flight for Air Transat and was positioning to Toronto for delivery. The previous operator's maintenance had prepared the aircraft but had overserviced the engine oil levels of both engines. Both engine oil reservoirs were drained in accordance with the aircraft maintenance manuals and an idle run leak check was completed with no anomaly.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-41
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GZEH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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