Alaska B738 at Los Angeles on Apr 11th 2023, rejected takeoff after hitting foreign object on runway
Last Update: April 12, 2023 / 18:18:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1263
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Redmond, United States
Aircraft Registration
N525AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KLAX
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 13 hours and just now returned to service.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PIECE OF RUBBER ON DEPARTURE ROLL, ADBORTED DEPARTURE AND RETURNED TO GATE, LOS ANGELES, CA.", the damage was "UNKNOWN".
Metars:
KLAX 120253Z 26008KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 12/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 VIS SW-NW 1 T01220111 53000=
KLAX 120250Z 26008KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 12/11 A2995 RMK AO2 VIS SW-NW 1=
KLAX 120225Z 27008KT 1SM R25L/P6000FT BR OVC003 12/11 A2995 RMK AO2 T01220111=
KLAX 120153Z 27009KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 13/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01280111=
KLAX 120148Z 26009KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 13/11 A2995 RMK AO2=
KLAX 120053Z 25010KT 10SM OVC006 14/12 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01390117=
KLAX 112353Z 27009KT 9SM OVC005 14/12 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01390117 10161 20133 58015=
KLAX 112253Z 26008KT 10SM OVC008 14/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01440117=
KLAX 112153Z 27009KT 10SM OVC008 16/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01560122=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1263
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Redmond, United States
Aircraft Registration
N525AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KLAX
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