A China Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration B-18302 performing flight CI-202 from Shanghai Pudong (China) to Taipei Songshan (Taiwan), landed on Songshan's wet runway 10, when upon touchdown all three primary flight computers, thrust reversers and autobrake systems failed affecting the stopping distance of the aircraft. The crew applied maximum manual braking and managed to stop the aircraft 10 meters/33 feet ahead of the runway end (runway length 2600 meters/8530 feet). The aircraft was towed to the apron.
The aircraft remained on the ground until Jun 23rd 2020, then positioned to Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport and is on the ground there since.
Taiwan's CAA reported the root cause of the occurrence is still under investigation and advises all A330 operators to take countermeasures:
- prior to dispatch consider possible deceleration deficiencies with the conditions mentioned above on wet runways.
- required landing distance shall be predetermined for a wet runway, if the distance is a concern consider an alternate aerodrome
- operators should enhance crew awareness of wet runway operations, if automatic braking is out of function promptly change to the alternate system or apply manual braking