Serious incident Airbus A330-300 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343648
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 July 2016
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic A333 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-300
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Nürnberg -   Germany
Phase:
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ)
Destination airport:München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM)
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft was on a scheduled flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Munich (MUC). The approach to runway 26L was aborted due to a windshear ahead warning followed by a go-around call. At this time, there was approximately 5.5 tonnes (minimum diversion fuel approximately 4.4 tonnes) of residual fuel on board. The commander activated the flight plan to the Nuremberg alternate aerodrome (NUE) stored in the FMS (Flight Management System). The FMS then first calculated that the aircraft had fallen below the minimum final reserve fuel. The commander then declared an air emergency low fuel. The aircraft was cleared to fly directly to the initial approach point at Nuremberg Airport. After the FMS flight plan was put in the correct order, the FMS recalculated. Now fuel was available in sufficient quantity. The aircraft landed in Nuremberg with a residual fuel quantity of approx. 3.1 t, Final Reserve Fuel was approx. 2.3 t.

Sources:

BFU16-1038-5X

Revision history:

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18-Aug-2023 14:12 harro Updated

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