Condor B763 at Mombasa on Jan 20th 2014, rejected takeoff
Last Update: January 20, 2014 / 23:41:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Condor
Flight number
DE-7264
Departure
Mombasa, Kenya
Destination
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Aircraft Registration
D-ABUB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A subsequent engine inspection determined that the engine was not damaged and the heron had not entered the engine core. Following engine run ups the aircraft was released to continue the flight about 2.5 hours after rejecting takeoff.
The aircraft completed the leg to Tanzania, an occupant commented "inclusive smell of a chicken coop", and returned to Frankfurt as flight DE-7265 arriving in Frankfurt with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Condor
Flight number
DE-7264
Departure
Mombasa, Kenya
Destination
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Aircraft Registration
D-ABUB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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