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China: Airbus Leak Aborts Takeoff

What: Air Macau Airbus A321-200 en route from Beijing to Macau
Where: Beijing
When: Feb 4th 2011
Why: Takeoff was aborted when fluid started leaking (described evocatively as a fierce spray, large fluid spill, massive spray). The plane aborted takeoff, and stopped on the runway. Passengers disembarked on the runway, (hopefully were bussed or carted back to the airport) and repairs were made on the plane.

The plane had suffered a broken seal, causing an oil leak. The leak did not affect runway operation which was not cancelled/

The flight took off again nine hours later after repairs and testing.

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