A333 / A333, Narita International Japan, 2017

A333 / A333, Narita International Japan, 2017

Summary

On 14 February 2017, an Airbus A330-300 preparing to depart Narita entered the active runway at night without clearance as another Airbus A330-300 was approaching the same runway with a landing clearance. ATC observed the conflict after an alert was activated on the surface display system and instructed the approaching aircraft, which was passing approximately 400 feet and had not observed the incursion, to go around. The Investigation attributed the departing aircraft crew’s failure to comply with their clearance to distraction and noted that the stop bar lighting system was not in use because procedures restricted its use to low visibility conditions.

Description

On 14 February 2017, an Airbus A330-300 (HS-XTC) being operated by Thai AirAsia on a scheduled international passenger flight from Narita to Bangkok flight 607 failed to stop at the holding point of the active runway 34R in night VMC and when ATC realised this, another Airbus A330-300 (B-18361) being operated by China Airlines, which had been cleared to land on the same runway and was only about a mile from touchdown, was sent around.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). FDR data was subsequently downloaded in support of the Investigation, but that from the two CVRs was not as both aircraft had continued flying and relevant information had been overwritten. ATC MLAT data and recorded images from airport surveillance cameras were also available.

It was noted that the 49 year-old Captain of the departing A330, who was acting as PF for the flight, had accumulated 19,176 total flying hours which included 1,931 hours on type and the 31 year-old First Officer had accumulated 2,549 total flying hours which included 222 hours on type.

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