SATA DH8D at Lajes on Mar 14th 2023, rejected takeoff on ATC instruction

Last Update: March 16, 2023 / 18:55:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 14, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
SATA Azores Airlines

Flight number
SP-407

Departure
Lajes, Portugal

Destination
Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TRE

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

Airport
Lajes Field, Lajes

Airport ICAO Code
LPLA

A SATA Air Acores de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration CS-TRE performing flight SP-407 from Lajes to Ponta Delgada (Portugal), had lined up runway 33 via taxiway A and had been cleared for takeoff from Lajes' runway 33 when about 45 seconds after the takeoff clearance tower cancelled the takeoff clearance. The aircraft rejected takeoff at high speed. Tower subsequently explained a vehicle was showing on the runway at taxiway J (at the end of the runway about and asked whether the aircraft could accept a departure from runway 15. The crew advised they needed to cool down their brakes first.

About 8 minutes after the rejected takeoff the crew reported ready for departure, turned around and departed on runway 15 landing safely in Ponta Delgada with a delay of about one hour, 45 minutes of which were caused by late arrival into Terceira Acores Island (Lajes) on the incoming flight.

The airline reported the aircraft rejected takeoff on instruction of tower in the early stages of takeoff as conditions were not met to continue with the takeoff.

Metars:
LPLA 142100Z /////KT 9999 SCT011 BKN045 16/13 Q1006=
LPLA 142000Z /////KT 9999 -RA SCT005 SCT018TCU BKN045 16/13 Q1007=
LPLA 141900Z /////KT 9999 -RA FEW008 SCT015 FEW018TCU 16/14 Q1008=
LPLA 141800Z /////KT 9999 -RA SCT008 BKN015 FEW018TCU 16/15 Q1008 RESHRA=
LPLA 141700Z /////KT 2500 SHRA BR SCT005 BKN011 FEW014TCU 17/17 Q1008 WS R15=
COR LPLA 141620Z /////KT 2000 SHRA BR SCT005 BKN011 FEW014TCU 18/17 Q1008=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 14, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
SATA Azores Airlines

Flight number
SP-407

Departure
Lajes, Portugal

Destination
Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TRE

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

Airport
Lajes Field, Lajes

Airport ICAO Code
LPLA

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