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What: Air Arabia Airbus A320-214 en route from Athens to Sharjah
Where: Athens
When: 24-OCT-2009
Who: NOT AVAILABLE
Why: The crew aborted takeoff from Athens when the engine did not sound as if it were operating normally. The control panel “Full Authority Digital Engine Control’ (FADEC) warned of irregularities in the left engine.
The plane slowed with hot brakes; and a piece of the plane was found on the runway, later identified as the engine panel.
Passengers debarked without incident, and were provided a replacement plane the following day.