Ariana A313 at Jeddah on Feb 24th 2023, rejected takeoff due to sliding window

Last Update: April 6, 2023 / 14:46:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 24, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FG-416

Aircraft Registration
YA-CAV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

An Ariana Afghan Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration YA-CAV performing flight FG-416 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Kabul (Afghanistan), was accelerating for takeoff from Jeddah's runway 34C when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 135 knots over ground) due to the captain's sliding window experiencing a pressurization leak. The aircraft vacated the runway onto taxiway G and stopped. 7 of 8 main tyres deflated due to hot brakes. The passengers disembarked onto the taxiway.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Jeddah for 3 days and 5 hours, then positioned to Kandahar (Afghanistan) and returned to service on Mar 4th 2023.

Saudi Arabia's AIB reported that the aircraft experienced a captain sliding window pressurization leak at 01:35L (22:35 UTC Feb 23rd) while taking off runway 34C. The captain performed a high energy abort, all brakes peaked with high temperatures, 7 of 8 main tyres deflated. The aircraft taxied onto taxiway G and safely disembarked all passengers.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 24, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FG-416

Aircraft Registration
YA-CAV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

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