Gojet CRJ7 at Grand Rapids on Oct 9th 2012, rejected takeoff

Last Update: October 10, 2012 / 17:40:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
GoJet Airlines

Flight number
G7-3654

Departure
Grand Rapids, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N171GJ

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

A Gojet Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N171GJ performing flight G7-3654/UA-3654 from Grand Rapids,MI to Denver,CO (USA) with about 70 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 17 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft came to a stop near the intersection with runway 26L about 3300 feet/1000 meters down the runway and was evacuated. Emergency services responded.

All runways were temporarily closed to facilitate the emergency, runway 26R was opened about 10 minutes later but due to weight restrictions and limited length could not be used for some arrivals and departures.

Passengers reported that smoke began to appear from the back of the cabin when the engines accelerated for takeoff, people started to shout, about half way down the runway the takeoff was rejected. Flight attendants began to evacuate the aircraft to the left.

Air Traffic Control told other aircraft operating into and out of Grand Rapids that the aircraft had rejected takeoff, both cockpit and cabin had been full of smoke and the occupants had evacuated, it would last at least half an hour to one hour to get one of the main runways 17 or 26L open again, new clearances could be expected in about 55 minutes prompting a number of aircraft to divert.

About 45 minutes after the rejected takeoff, after all passengers had been collected and bussed to the terminal, main runway 26L was re-opened permitting the airport to resume normal operation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
GoJet Airlines

Flight number
G7-3654

Departure
Grand Rapids, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N171GJ

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

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