Maleth A332 at Dakar on Aug 3rd 2023, rejected takeoff due to disagreeing airspeeds
Last Update: August 7, 2023 / 17:31:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 3, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Maleth Aero
Flight number
HC-407
Departure
Dakar, Senegal
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
9H-CFS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then departed to New York again and reached New York with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
Passengers reported the crew initially told them they rejected takeoff due to a minor technical problem, subsequently it became known that insects had been found in the pitot tubes disrupting speed indications.
The airline reported impact of insects with the pitot probes had caused erroneous parameters causing the takeoff to be aborted and the aircraft to return to the apron. After checks the aircraft was released for flight again.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 3, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Maleth Aero
Flight number
HC-407
Departure
Dakar, Senegal
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
9H-CFS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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