Nordwind B738 at Moscow on Jul 19th 2019, rejected takeoff due to smoke on board
Last Update: July 30, 2019 / 19:15:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Nordwind Airlines
Flight number
N4-477
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Yerevan, Armenia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BSZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The crew reported there was so much smoke on board that they couldn't see the cabin from the cockpit.
The airline reported takeoff was rejected when a strange odour appeared on board during the takeoff run.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VP-BSA reached Yerevan with a delay of 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Moscow for about 26 hours after the rejected takeoff before returning to service.
On Jul 30th 2019 Rosaviatsia reported grey smoke appeared in the middle of the passenger cabin during the takeoff run, the flight crew was made aware and decided to reject takeoff. While the aircraft vacated the runway lavatory smoke detectors triggered prompting the decision to evacuate the aircraft via slides. 10 passengers received injuries of various degrees of severity. No trace of fire, heat, any system or engine failure was found. Rosaviatsia performed preliminary investigation, the results of which so far established the left hand engine had undergone an engine wash before the flight. The maintenance staff violated the procedures of how to perform the engine wash.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 19, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Nordwind Airlines
Flight number
N4-477
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Yerevan, Armenia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BSZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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