Virgin America A320 at Los Angeles on Jan 16th 2016, rejected takeoff due to electrical problem

Last Update: January 19, 2016 / 21:32:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Virgin America

Flight number
VX-406

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N639VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Virgin America Airbus A320-200, registration N639VA performing flight VX-406 from Los Angeles,CA to New York JFK,NY (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from Los Angeles' runway 24L when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed advising that no assistance was needed and they needed to return to the gate.

A passenger reported the crew announced takeoff was rejected due to electrical problems. After arriving back at the gate mechanics attempted to repair the aircraft, subsequently the passengers were asked to disembark and embark a replacement A320, that had been scheduled to fly VX-412. Their aircraft N639VA was assigned to VX-412 instead.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N638VA reached New York with a delay of 2:15 hours.

N639VA was able to depart as flight VX-412 to New York about one hour later and reached New York on schedule.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Virgin America

Flight number
VX-406

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N639VA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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