Date:	Sunday 5 January 2025
Time:	07:53 UTC
Type:	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Owner/operator:	Etihad Airways
Registration:	A6-BLN
MSN:	39659/569
Year of manufacture:	2017
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 289
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Incident
Location:	Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) -   Australia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML)
Destination airport:	Abu Dhabi-Bateen Airport (AZI/OMAD)
Investigating agency:	ATSB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Etihad Airways flight EY461, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, rejected the takeoff from runway 34 at Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL) after the crew detected a high exhaust gas temperature indication from the no. 2 engine.
Two tyres deflated in the process and fire services attended to cool the brakes.

An engineering inspection did not reveal any damage to the engine.
ADS-B data show a maximum ground speed of at least 174 knots.

YMML 050700Z 32010KT 9999 -SHRA NSC 37/03 Q1008
YMML 050813Z 29017G27KT CAVOK 36/03 Q1008

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ey461#389aa9cb
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=8964be&lat=-37.668&lon=144.840&zoom=16.0&showTrace=2025-01-05&leg=2&trackLabels
https://twitter.com/etihad/status/1875835888103489725

Jan 5th, Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

? Etihad Airways' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (A6-BLN) aborted takeoff at Melbourne Airport on January 5, 2025, after two tires deflated during a high-speed abort. Smoke was observed; all 289 passengers were safely evacuated, and operations quickly resumed.

by The Melbourne Snap pic.twitter.com/D9yeLyRCkP

— Airways Magazine (@airwaysmagazine) January 5, 2025

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Jan-2025 13:28	ASN	Added
05-Jan-2025 13:36	ASN	Updated [Total occupants, Destination airport, Embed code, ]
05-Jan-2025 13:38	ASN	Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ]
06-Jan-2025 07:52	Anon.	Updated [Photo, ]
09-Jan-2025 07:50	The2ndBaron	Updated [Damage, ]
09-Jan-2025 13:30	ASN	Updated [Narrative, ]