UA15 - Incident: United B763 at London on Jul 13th 2022
Created Wednesday, Jul 13th 2022 16:00Z, last updated Wednesday, Jul 13th 2022 16:00Z
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N671UA performing flight UA-15 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Newark,NJ (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from Heathrow's runway 27R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 145 knots over ground). The aircraft slowed safely, vacated the runway at the end and stopped on the parallel taxiway, clear of the runway. Emergency services responded and cooled the brakes with water.
Passengers subsequently disembarked via stairs and were bussed to the terminal. The aircraft was towed to the apron about 3 hours after the rejected takeoff.
A passenger reported according to the crew the aircraft rejected takeoff due to a hydraulics failure, brakes and tyres were damaged as result. They disembarked via stairs onto the taxiway and were bussed to the terminal and were taken to hotels.
The aircraft and emergency services in action:
Source: The Aviation Herald · #UA15 on X