Uzbekistan B763 at Istanbul on Aug 31st 2017, tyre damage punctures wing

Last Update: August 31, 2017 / 20:29:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HY-271

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
UK-67008

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767-300, registration UK-67008 performing flight HY-271 from Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to Istanbul (Turkey), landed on Istanbul's runway 05 when parts of the tread of the right hand outboard aft main tyre separated from the tyre, the debris impacting and puncturing trailing edge flaps and the underside of the wing. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Istanbul about 14 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HY-271

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
UK-67008

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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