ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279426
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 February 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AL (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi ARAMCO |
| Registration: | N803XA |
| MSN: | 61797/6411 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Al Wajh Domestic Airport (OEWJ) -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Arar Airport (RAE/OERR) |
| Wedjh Airport (EJH/OEWJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Saudi Arabia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Saudi ARAMCO B737-800 aircraft, registration N803XA, scheduled for a three-sector flight that started from King Fahd International Airport (OEDF), Dammam, to Arar Domestic Airport (OERR), then to Al Wajh Domestic Airport (OEWJ) and then back to OEDF. On the second sector from OERR to OEWJ, the flight crew landed on the closed Taxiway-A (previously Runway-15T), the last sector back to OEDF was canceled.
Overall, a number of safety concerns were identified during the course of the investigation, these concerns included the flight crew’s lack of knowledge and/or understanding of the issued NOTAMS of the reopening of RWY-15, the closure of TWY-A, the closure of apron 1, and the cancellation of the RNAV approach for Runway-15T. Additional deficiencies with the dispatcher pre-flight briefing were observed.
Sources:
https://www.aib.gov.sa/en-us/Reports/Annual%20report%202020.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2022 07:38 | harro | Added |
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