Swiss RJ1H at Zurich on Mar 10th 2016, rejected takeoff due to sparking engine
Last Update: March 21, 2016 / 22:32:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 10, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-2808
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-IYT
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H
A replacement Avro RJ-100 registration HB-IXO reached Geneva with a delay of 2:20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 67 hours (nearly 3 days) after rejecting takeoff.
On Mar 21st 2016 Switzerland's SUST reported the crew rejected takeoff after received an engine fire warning from the inboard left hand engine. At the same time sparks were seen flying off the engine. The engine fire suppression was activated. After checks by the emergency service the aircraft taxied back to the apron, where passengers disembarked normally. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by SUST.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 10, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-2808
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-IYT
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H
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