Lufthansa A343 at Bogota on Nov 18th 2016, rejected takeoff due to tail wind
Last Update: November 27, 2016 / 21:55:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-543
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
Airport ICAO Code
SKBO
A passenger reported the crew told them the permitted tail wind component was exceeded during the takeoff run causing the rejected takeoff. At least one tyre deflated, a total of 5 main wheels needed to be replaced as result of overheating brakes.
Metars:
SKBO 190400Z VRB02KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN070 13/12 A3031 RMK VCSH/E
SKBO 190400Z VRB02KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN070 13/12 A3031 RMKVCSH/E
SKBO 190300Z 24005KT 9000 VCSH SCT015 BKN070 14/12 A3031 RMK VCSH/N/E
SKBO 190300Z 24005KT 9000 VCSH SCT015 BKN070 14/12 A3031 RMKVCSH/N/E
SKBO 190200Z VRB02KT 8000 VCSH SCT017 BKN070 13/12 A3031 RMK VCSH/N/E
SKBO 190100Z VRB02KT 8000 VCSH SCT017 BKN070 13/11 A3029 RMK VCSH/NW/E
SKBO 190100Z VRB02KT 8000 VCSH SCT017 BKN070 13/11 A3029 RMKVCSH/NW/E
SKBO 190000Z VRB02KT 8000 VCSH SCT015 SCT070 13/11 A3025 REDZ RMK VCSH/NW
SKBO 190000Z VRB02KT 8000 VCSH SCT015 SCT070 13/11 A3025 REDZRMKVCSH/NW
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-543
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
Airport ICAO Code
SKBO
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