TUIfly B738 at Frankfurt on Oct 18th 2023, rejected takeoff
Last Update: October 19, 2023 / 18:56:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
X3-4262
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Rhodes, Greece
Aircraft Registration
D-ABKM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EDDF
A passenger on an aircraft arriving into Frankfurt's runway 07R took photos of the scene about 3 hours after the occurrence with emergency services still around the aircraft.
Germany's DFS reported the pilot reported they aborted takeoff, subsequently there was tyre debris and pieces of plastics on the runway necessitating a cleaning of the runway, which was the reason the aircraft could not vacate the runway.
Related NOTAMs:
A5407/23 NOTAMR A5405/23
Q) EDGG/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5002N00834E005
A) EDDF B) 2310180748 C) 2310180900
E) RWY 18 CLSD.
A5405/23 NOTAMN
Q) EDGG/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5002N00834E005
A) EDDF B) 2310180550 C) 2310180800 EST
E) RWY 18 CLSD.
Metars:
EDDF 180450Z AUTO 03012KT CAVOK 05/01 Q1012 NOSIG=
EDDF 180420Z AUTO 04010KT CAVOK 04/01 Q1013=
EDDF 180350Z AUTO 03008KT CAVOK 04/01 Q1013 NOSIG=
EDDF 180320Z AUTO 02008KT CAVOK 05/01 Q1013 NOSIG=
EDDF 180250Z AUTO 02010KT CAVOK 05/02 Q1014 NOSIG=
EDDF 180220Z AUTO 02010KT CAVOK 05/02 Q1014 NOSIG=
EDDF 180150Z AUTO 02010KT CAVOK 05/02 Q1014 NOSIG=
EDDF 180120Z AUTO 02009KT CAVOK 05/02 Q1014 NOSIG=
EDDF 180050Z AUTO 02008KT CAVOK 04/01 Q1015 NOSIG=
EDDF 180020Z AUTO 02008KT CAVOK 04/02 Q1015 NOSIG=
EDDF 172350Z AUTO 05004KT 020V090 CAVOK 04/01 Q1015 NOSIG=
EDDF 172320Z AUTO 04005KT CAVOK 05/01 Q1015 NOSIG=
EDDF 172250Z AUTO 02007KT CAVOK 06/02 Q1015 NOSIG=
EDDF 172220Z AUTO 02007KT CAVOK 06/02 Q1015 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
X3-4262
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Rhodes, Greece
Aircraft Registration
D-ABKM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EDDF
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