France A343 at Fort de France on Apr 16th 2017, rejected takeoff due to ATC instruction

Last Update: April 19, 2017 / 13:05:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-4001

Departure
Fort de France, Martinique

Destination
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia

Aircraft Registration
F-GLZS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

An Air France Airbus A340-300, registration F-GLZS performing flight AF-4001 from Fort de France (Martinique) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 266 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 10 when tower instructed the aircraft to reject takeoff prompting the crew to reject takeoff at high speed (about 130 knots over ground). The aircraft slowed safely, vacated the runway via the turn off 2400 meters/7900 feet down the runway and stopped after crossing the hold short line, smoke was observed from the landing gear. Emergency services responded and cooled the brakes. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron, where passengers disembarked normally.

The flight status of the airline confirmed the destination was Moscow Sheremetyevo. The flight was then expected to depart Fort de France with a delay of 22.5 hours for Paris Orly (France) stating the flight route had changed due to operational constraints.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GSQN positioned to Fort de France, resumed the flight with a delay of about 25 hours and flew to Paris Orly.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 45 hours, then resumed service.

On Apr 19th 2017 The Aviation Herald received information that other than initial information suggested tower did not report smoke from the landing gear prompting the crew to reject takeoff, but received a call from the airline to have the aircraft return to the gate due to missing luggage while the aircraft was already in the departure roll.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-4001

Departure
Fort de France, Martinique

Destination
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia

Aircraft Registration
F-GLZS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
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