Edelweiss A320 at Zurich on Oct 27th 2023, rejected takeoff
Last Update: November 1, 2023 / 09:12:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
8R-298
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Faro, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
HB-IHY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Zürich Airport, Zurich
Airport ICAO Code
LSZH
The rotation was cancelled.
Passengers reported during acceleration the aircraft suddenly started to shake left and right with loose items thrown through the cabin, subsequently the brakes came on, a tyre burst while the aircraft slowed down. The aircraft vacated the runway, the passengers disembarked via stairs onto the apron and were taken to the terminal. They were asked to rebook their flight.
The airline reported during acceleration the aircraft showed an abnormal behaviour prompting the pilots to reject takeoff. During deceleration a tyre burst. Data are being assessed to determine the abnormal behaviour.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 4.5 days after the rejected takeoff.
Metars:
LSZH 271650Z 26005KT 9999 FEW034 12/06 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271620Z 24007KT 9999 FEW034 12/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271550Z 26010KT 230V300 9999 FEW035 13/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271520Z 25014KT 9999 FEW035 14/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271450Z 25013KT 9999 FEW035 SCT060 14/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271420Z 25009KT 9999 FEW035 SCT050 14/08 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271350Z 24011KT 9999 FEW035 SCT050 14/08 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271320Z 25010KT 210V280 9999 FEW030 SCT050 14/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271250Z 25014G24KT 220V280 9999 VCSH FEW025 BKN050 14/08 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271220Z 25011KT 230V290 9999 VCSH FEW026 SCT045 14/09 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271150Z 26012KT 230V290 9999 FEW020 SCT040 13/09 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271120Z 26010KT 9999 VCSH SCT022 SCT055 12/09 Q1000 NOSIG=
LSZH 271050Z 25009KT 9999 -SHRA SCT022 BKN045 11/09 Q1001 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 271020Z 26008KT 9999 VCSH SCT022 BKN040 12/09 Q1001 TEMPO SHRA=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
8R-298
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Faro, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
HB-IHY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Zürich Airport, Zurich
Airport ICAO Code
LSZH
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