Created Thursday, Apr 6th 2023 14:46Z, last updated Thursday, Apr 6th 2023 14:46Z
An Ariana Afghan Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration YA-CAV performing flight
FG-416 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Kabul (Afghanistan), was accelerating for takeoff from Jeddah's runway 34C when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 135 knots over ground) due to the captain's sliding window experiencing a pressurization leak. The aircraft vacated the runway onto taxiway G and stopped. 7 of 8 main tyres deflated due to hot brakes. The passengers disembarked onto the taxiway.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Jeddah for 3 days and 5 hours, then positioned to Kandahar (Afghanistan) and returned to service on Mar 4th 2023.
Saudi Arabia's AIB reported that the aircraft experienced a captain sliding window pressurization leak at 01:35L (22:35 UTC Feb 23rd) while taking off runway 34C. The captain performed a high energy abort, all brakes peaked with high temperatures, 7 of 8 main tyres deflated. The aircraft taxied onto taxiway G and safely disembarked all passengers.
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