Golden Myanmar AT72 at Yangon on Mar 4th 2016, rejected takeoff due to engine overheat
Last Update: April 14, 2016 / 14:15:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Golden Myanmar Airlines
Flight number
Y5-101
Departure
Yangon, Myanmar
Destination
Nyaung-u, Myanmar
Aircraft Registration
XY-AJS
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The airline initially stated a burst tyre caused the rejected takeoff but subsequently confirmed the aircraft rejected takeoff due to a right hand engine temperature indication exceeding limits explaining the smoke had initially been observed in the area of the left main gear. The aircraft subsequently vacated the runway onto a taxiway, one passenger received a minor injury in the rapid disembarkation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 4, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Golden Myanmar Airlines
Flight number
Y5-101
Departure
Yangon, Myanmar
Destination
Nyaung-u, Myanmar
Aircraft Registration
XY-AJS
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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