Southwest B737 at Columbus on Aug 26th 2017, damaged tyre on departure

Last Update: August 27, 2017 / 20:36:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-2803

Departure
Columbus, United States

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
N797MX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N797MX performing flight WN-2803 from Columbus,OH to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 127 people on board, was climbing out of Columbus' runway 10R when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet due to a burst tyre. A runway inspection recovered tyre debris off the runway. The aircraft performed two low approach to have the landing gear inspected from the ground, then entered a hold to burn off fuel. The aircraft landed safely back on Columbus's runway 10R about 80 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N716SW reached Fort Lauderdale with a delay of 3:45 hours.

The airport reported one of the nose wheel tyres lost its tread but remained inflated.

The airline reported a main tyre issue.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-2803

Departure
Columbus, United States

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
N797MX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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