Wizz A321 at Bucharest on Sep 17th 2017, rejected takeoff due to engine anomaly
Last Update: September 19, 2017 / 16:07:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-3211
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Billund, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
HA-LXD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The runway was closed for about 15 minutes as result.
Passengers reported the right hand engine emitted sparks.
On Sep 19th 2017 the airline reported: "The incident occurred due to a misalignment of engine power. The right engine started to spool up from a lower idle speed, therefore the left engine reached the takeoff thrust while the right one was still speeding up. This caused an asymmetric thrust which resulted in the aircraft veering to the right at low speed. The airline denies the passenger report."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-3211
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Billund, Denmark
Aircraft Registration
HA-LXD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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