Cityjet RJ85 at Dublin on Feb 25th 2016, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
Last Update: February 26, 2016 / 21:15:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-124
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJY
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
A replacement Avro RJ-85 registration EI-RJX reached London with a delay of 90 minutes.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 28 hours after rejecting takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cityjet
Flight number
WX-124
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
London City, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-RJY
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
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