United B744 at Sydney on Oct 20th 2013, blew tyres on takeoff
Last Update: October 20, 2013 / 17:20:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-840
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N182UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Runway 34L was closed for about 20 minutes until the debris had been removed, but needed to be closed again due to damage on the runway caused by the wheels. The runway was opened and closed a number of times over the next 5 hours as result of the occurrence.
The flight was cancelled.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-840
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N182UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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