Expressjet CRJ9 at Montreal on Nov 29th 2016, rejected takeoff due to lavatory fan

Last Update: November 30, 2016 / 23:59:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 29, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-5545

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N138EV

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

An Expressjet Canadair CRJ-900, registration N138EV performing flight EV-5545/DL-5545 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 73 passengers and 4 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Montreal's runway 06R when the crew received an aft lavatory smoke indication and rejected takeoff at high speed. The aircraft slowed safely, vacated the runway and stopped, emergency services responded, the occupants evacuated through the main door.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew rejected takeoff at 150 KIAS. After the aircraft came to a stop the flight crew consulted with the cabin crew, who reported an odour from the lavatory. Although no fire was detected and the fire extinguisher did not need to be used, the occupants were evacuated through the main cabin door. Maintenance subsequently identified the aft lavatory fan was at fault.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 29, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-5545

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N138EV

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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