On 27 October, an Edelweiss Airbus A320 (registered HB-IHY) was scheduled to operate a flight from Zurich, Switzerland, and Faro, Portugal, when – during take-off roll – abnormal behaviour was experienced. The aircraft swung violently to the left followed by immediate corrective action and a rejected take-off. One tyre blew out when the aircraft came to a safe stop.
Website The Aviation Herald reports about passengers witnessing the aircraft violently shaking left and right. Edelweiss reported that during acceleration the aircraft showed abnormal behaviour prompting the pilots to reject takeoff. During deceleration a tyre burst. Data are being assessed to determine the abnormal behaviour.
A video of the take-off roll was published on social media (see below).
At the moment of writing, the aircraft is still grounded.
Source: Incident: Edelweiss A320 at Zurich on Oct 27th 2023, rejected takeoff (Avherald)
2023-10-27: Edelweiss Airbus A320 (HB-IHY, built 1998) was well into its take-off run on runway 32 at Zurich-Intl AP (LSZH), Switzerland when it swung violently to the left followed by immediate corrective action. The take-off was rejected at about 140 Kts. A tire blew out before… pic.twitter.com/PVvq21B9xo
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