United B752 at Newark on Apr 29th 2015, rejected takeoff after flames reported from engine or gear

Last Update: April 30, 2015 / 14:19:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 29, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-70

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
N17105

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A United Boeing 757-200, registration N17105 performing flight UA-70 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 135 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 04L when the next departure cleared to line up runway 04L reported seeing smoke and sparks from the left main gear, Tower repeated flames from the engine or the wheels. The crew reject takeoff at low speed, steered the aircraft off the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway, tower instructed the aircraft to hold position while emergency services were responding. No fire was detected, the passengers disembarked onto the taxiway and were bussed to the terminal.

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N17133 reached Amsterdam with a delay of 4 hours.

The airport reported smoke and sparks were observed from the left landing gear, no fire was detected, the smoke seemed to originate from the brakes, that appeared to have locked up.

The airline reported firefighters responded but found no fire, the aircraft is being checked.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 29, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-70

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
N17105

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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