Monarch A321 at Birmingham on Mar 16th 2017, rejected takeoff due to engine fault
Last Update: March 16, 2017 / 21:02:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Monarch Airlines
Flight number
ZB-970
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-OZBU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration G-OZBG reached Malaga with a delay of 2 hours.
A passenger reported the crew announced the aircraft had received a new engine (V2533) the previous night, the new engine overheated during the takeoff run prompting the rejected takeoff.
The airline reported a technical issue prompted the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Monarch Airlines
Flight number
ZB-970
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-OZBU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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