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| Date: | Thursday 1 December 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-111 |
| Owner/operator: | easyJet |
| Registration: | G-EZFP ? |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B5/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The flight crew of an Airbus A319-111 inadvertently activated the parking brake as the aircraft was being pushed back from the gate. The pilot was planning to use the engine mode selector to start the engines but instead used the parking brake selector.
Sources:
https://onderzoeksraad.nl/uploads/phase-docs/1572/1839a35e641eovv-kwartaalrapportage-luchtvaart-kw-i-2017-nl.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2017 18:25 | harro | Added |
| 13-Jun-2022 04:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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