B738, Paris CDG France, 2008

B738, Paris CDG France, 2008

Summary

On 16 August 2008, an AMC Airlines Boeing 737-800 inadvertently began a night take off from an intersection on runway 27L at Paris CDG which left insufficient take off distance available before the end of the temporarily restricted runway length. It collided with and damaged obstructions related to construction works in progress on the closed section of the runway but sustained only minor damage and completed the intended flight to Luxor. The context for the flight crew error was identified as inadequate support from the Operator and inadequate airport risk assessment for operations with a reduced runway length.

Description

On 16 August 2008, a Boeing 737-800 (SU-BPZ) being operated by AMC Airlines on a passenger charter flight from Paris CDG to Luxor took off at night in normal visibility from runway 27L at Paris CDG and collided and damaged obstructions associated with a temporary restriction in the available runway length due to work in progress beyond the notified useable length. The aircraft continued to destination without reporting any abnormality during take off. After flight, the aircraft was found to have sustained damage requiring rectification before further flight. There was no injury to the 192 occupants.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA). An attempt to obtain readouts from the flight recorders was made but was unsuccessful. The aircraft operator, when informed that a piece of the aircraft had been found in the runway, advised that “based on the flight personnel report and the reported damage, it had initially estimated that SU-BPZ had struck some FOD left by a previous airplane (and had) consequently decided not to remove the recorders”.

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