Serious incident Airbus A330-343 TC-LOC, Wednesday 17 April 2024
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Date:Wednesday 17 April 2024
Time:19:31 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A333 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-343
Owner/operator:Turkish Airlines
Registration: TC-LOC
MSN: 1542
Year of manufacture:2014
Engine model:Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 268
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Serious incident
Location:Bucharest-Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP/LROP) -   Romania
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Bucharest-Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP/LROP)
Destination airport:Istanbul Airport (IST/LTFM)
Investigating agency: CIAS
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Turkish Airlines flight TK1046, an Airbus A330-343, took off while lined up on the right-hand edge of runway 26L at OTP.
The flight continued to the destination, Istanbul. The aircraft was brought to a stop on a taxiway after the crew discovered a problem with the nosegear.

During the runway condition check at OTP, the movement surface management staff found that 10 runway edge lights on the right side of runway 26L and an information sign indicating the exit from taxiway G had been destroyed. A portion of the runway pavement on the north side of the runway was also found to have been peeled along the length of the area where the lights were broken.

The aircraft was repaired and resumed regular service on 25 April 2024.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CIAS
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/tc-loc#34d10ec2

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jun-2024 17:15 ASN Updated [Location, Destination airport]
21-Jun-2024 17:15 ASN Updated [Photo]

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