Air Berlin A320 at Hamburg on Aug 16th 2012, burst tyre on takeoff

Last Update: August 28, 2012 / 14:47:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Berlin

Flight number
AB-6663

Aircraft Registration
D-ALTL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Berlin Airbus A320-200, registration D-ALTL performing flight AB-6663 from Hamburg to Stuttgart (Germany) with 139 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 23 when a tyre burst. The crew continued the takeoff and continued to Stuttgart, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 25 about an hour later.

The French BEA reported on Aug 28th 2012 rating the occurrence a serious incident, that the burst tyre caused damage to the aircraft.

According to radar data the aircraft performed only one flight AB-744X to Munich (Germany) on Aug 23rd (standing Aug 28th 14:45Z) since the occurrence.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Berlin

Flight number
AB-6663

Aircraft Registration
D-ALTL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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