B738, Eindhoven Netherlands, 2010

B738, Eindhoven Netherlands, 2010

Summary

On 4 June 2010, a Boeing 737-800 rejected take off from above V1 at Eindhoven when the First Officer, who was PF  had the feeling that the aircraft was unsafe to fly after which the Captain selected the thrust reversers and the aircraft stopped 500m before the end of the 3000m runway. The Investigation found no evidence of an airworthiness fault or any relevant external atmospheric effects which would support the reported  feeling . It was also noted that no prior call had preceded the reject and that any reject decision above 80 KIAS should be made by the aircraft commander.

Description

On 4 June 2010, a Boeing 737-800 being operated by Ryanair and departing on a scheduled passenger flight from Eindhoven to Faro, Portugal carried out a daytime rejected take off on runway 04 from above V1 in normal visibility because the handling pilot perceived that the aircraft status was abnormal. The aircraft was stopped 500m before the end of the 3000m runway, none of the occupants were injured and the aircraft suffered only hot brakes.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Dutch TSB. The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) recording was available for the investigation but the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) was not. The latter situation prevented the Investigation from fully exploring the effectiveness of co-ordination between the aircraft commander, who was PM, and the First Officer who was PF, for the take off.

No evidence was found of any airworthiness fault in the aircraft prior to or during the take off roll and extensive work also failed to identify or even suggest an origin for any external atmospheric effects which might have helped to convey to the PF an impression that an abnormal circumstance prevailed.

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