Etihad A332 at Abu Dhabi on May 23rd 2013, rejected takeoff

Last Update: May 24, 2013 / 21:34:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EY-23

Aircraft Registration
A6-EYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Etihad Airbus A330-200, registration A6-EYO performing flight EY-23 from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff from Abu Dhabi's runway 31L when the aircraft started to severly vibrate. The crew rejected takeoff at low speed, slowed the aircraft to taxi speed and vacated the runway via the first high speed turn off E12 about 1500 meters down the runway.

A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration A6-EYF departed Abu Dhabi 6.5 hours later as flight EY-23A and reached Dusseldorf with a delay of 6:45 hours.

A passenger reported that the aircraft began to heavily vibrate when the aircraft began to accelerate, a number of parts fell from the cabin ceiling. The aircraft slowed and returned to the apron. Another aircraft reached Dusseldorf with a delay of about 7 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EY-23

Aircraft Registration
A6-EYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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