Finnair A333 at New York on May 20th 2014, hard landing
Last Update: May 28, 2014 / 20:13:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-5
Departure
Halifax, Canada
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
OH-LTS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Airport ICAO Code
KJFK
The return flight AY-6 needed to be cancelled.
The Aviation Herald learned that the aircraft received substantial damage, the main gear is going to be replaced.
The airline confirmed a hard landing requiring a thorough inspection of the aircraft, therefore the return flight needed to be cancelled.
The aircraft enroute as AY-5 from Helsinki (Finland) to New York JFK had diverted to Halifax on May 18th after the crew had lost control of the right hand engine (CF6), see Incident: Finnair A333 near Gander on May 18th 2014, engine did not respond to thrust lever.
Metars:
KJFK 201851Z 28010G24KT 10SM SCT090 SCT250 26/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1831 SLP163 T02561006
KJFK 201751Z 30008KT 10SM FEW090 SCT250 25/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02501006 10250 20172 58020
KJFK 201651Z 35006G14KT 10SM FEW085 SCT250 24/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02441006
KJFK 201551Z 36008G26KT 10SM FEW075 SCT250 24/00 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 35026/1544 SLP184 T02390000
KJFK 201451Z 35012G18KT 10SM FEW250 23/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02280017 58014
KJFK 201351Z 32010KT 10SM FEW250 21/04 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02110044
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-5
Departure
Halifax, Canada
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
OH-LTS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Airport ICAO Code
KJFK
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