/ 31 October 2010

1Time plane aborts take-off after engine failure

The pilot of a 1Time aircraft had to abort take-off after an engine failure at the OR Tambo airport on Sunday, the airline said.

The pilot of a 1Time aircraft had to abort take-off after an engine failure at the OR Tambo airport on Sunday, the airline said.

“During the take-off roll the left-hand engine lost power and the captain successfully aborted the take-off without incident,” 1Time CEO Rodney James said in a statement.

He said while five of the 128 passengers aboard the aircraft were under observation, there were no serious injuries.

Once the problem with the engine was reported to the control tower, the captain parked the aircraft.

“The fire department was deployed and on arrival at the aircraft reported smoke coming from the left-hand engine.”

An emergency evacuation was then carried out.

“There was no external fire but there was smoke coming out of the engine exhaust due to the engine failure.

“Initial visual investigations indicate possible foreign object damage as the cause of the engine failure.”

A spare aircraft was called in to fly the stranded passengers to their destination. – Sapa