Transat A333 at Varadero on Jan 3rd 2015, rejected takeoff due to cargo door indication
Last Update: January 5, 2015 / 23:53:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-905
Departure
Varadero, Cuba
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GKTS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The aircraft was able to depart about 90 minutes later.
A passenger reported the aircraft was accelerating for takeoff and was about 20 seconds after the engines spooled up when the brakes came on. After the aircraft had stopped the crew announced they had received indication of an open cargo door, then the aircraft taxied to the apron where maintenance examined the door. The crew subsequently announced that the cargo door had been properly shut however a sensor was identified faulty, they needed to wait for another 30 minutes until the brakes had cooled down sufficiently. About 90 minutes after the rejected takeoff the aircraft departed and reached Montreal with a delay of 90 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 3, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Air Transat
Flight number
TS-905
Departure
Varadero, Cuba
Destination
Montreal, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GKTS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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