Airbus A319-114 C-FYJP

Summary

On 24 July 2008 at about 04:30 local time, a Airbus A319-114 registered C-FYJP, operated by Centre Air Canada, was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 99 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 July 2008 at 04:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Denver International (DEN)

Coordinates

39.8617, -104.6731

Aircraft

Airbus A319-114

Registration

C-FYJP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Centre Air Canada

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Toronto

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DEN08IA123

Nobody was injured.

Total failure of the right inboard tire. Contributing to this incident were the low pressure of the tire, and the high tire heat generated by the previous rejected takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The first takeoff was rejected because the captain’s side window was not secured. Brake temperatures were allowed to cool below 300 degrees C. before the second takeoff was initiated. After the second takeoff, the gear was left extended to allow the brakes to cool. Retraction was normal. When the flaps were retracted, an F-LOCKED ECAM message illuminated. An emergency was declared and the airplane was configured for landing. Several ECAM messages illuminated, including L/G SYSTEM DISAGREE and L/G NOT DOWN. An uneventful landing was accomplished. Post-incident inspection disclosed the right inboard tire had failed. The tire failure was due to low pressure and the extra heat generated by the first rejected takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.