KLM A333 at Calgary on Feb 8th 2022, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: February 18, 2022 / 19:20:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-678
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-AKE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The Canadian TSB reported:
During take-off on Runway 29, the tail contacted the runway surface during rotation. The flight crew were unaware a tail strike had occurred. They had detected a burning odor immediately after lift off and suspected the APU; it was a "bleeds off" take-off and the APU had been supplying conditioned air at the time of take-off. The flight crew consulted the ECAM 'wheel page' and 'APU page' and observed no abnormalities. ATC was queried and they suggested a possible tail strike. The cabin crew were consulted and they did not note anything unusual. The flight continued to EHAM with no further issues. When the aircraft arrived at the gate in EHAM, ground servicing crew noticed the damage to the underside of the empennage and the aircraft was removed from service for damage assessment.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 10 days after the tail strike.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-678
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-AKE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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