ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162413
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| Date: | Thursday 21 November 2013 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | Etihad Airways |
| Registration: | A6-EYJ |
| MSN: | 737 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 250 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) |
| Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 21 November 2013, after a flight from Singapore, an Etihad Airways Airbus A330, A6-EYJ landed at Brisbane airport and was taxied to the terminal. Approximately 2 hours later, flight EY473 was pushed-back from the gate for the return flight to Singapore.
The captain rejected the initial take-off attempt after observing an airspeed indication failure on his display. The aircraft taxied back to the terminal where troubleshooting was carried out, before being released back into service.
During the second take-off roll, the crew became aware of an airspeed discrepancy after the V1 decision speed and the take-off was continued. Once airborne, the crew declared a MAYDAY and decided to return to Brisbane where an overweight landing was carried out.
Engineering inspection after the overweight landing found that the Captain’s pitot probe was almost totally obstructed by an insect nest, consistent with mud-dauber wasp residue. The pitot obstruction had occurred during the 2 hour period that the aircraft was on the ground at Brisbane and was not detected during troubleshooting after the initial rejected take-off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ao-2013-212.aspx
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/plane-makes-mayday-call-at-brisbane-airport-sparking-emergency-situation/story-fnihsrf2-1226765362348
http://web.archive.org/web/20140430053342/http://news.ninemsn.com.au:80/national/2013/11/21/16/15/passenger-jet-mayday-forces-emergency-landing-in-brisbane
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2013 12:38 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 21-Nov-2013 19:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2013 20:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 25-Nov-2013 18:47 | harro | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2013 18:48 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-Feb-2016 08:29 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 06-May-2016 10:44 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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