Etihad A332 at Abu Dhabi on Jun 26th 2013, rejected takeoff
Last Update: July 1, 2013 / 14:41:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-15
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
A6-EYP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft underwent maintenance, departed Abu Dhabi about two hours after the rejected takeoff and reached Manchester with a delay of 1.5 hours.
A passenger reported that the engines had accelerated to takeoff power when vibrations became noticeable and increased as the aircraft accelerated until the brakes came on and the aircraft sharply slowed. An overhead locker was damaged by the vibrations. The crew explained there were problems with the nosewheels. After maintenance the crew commented the aircraft had received some servicing and was good to go.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Etihad Airways
Flight number
EY-15
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
A6-EYP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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