Saudia A333 at Lucknow on Dec 27th 2017, nose wheel divorced

Last Update: May 15, 2018 / 14:49:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines

Flight number
SV-895

Departure
Lucknow, India

Destination
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HZ-AQC performing flight SV-895 from Lucknow (India) to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) with about 300 people on board, had backtracked runway 27 and was turning around to line up for departure when the left nose wheel had enough and divorced from the airframe. The crew stopped the aircraft, emergency services responded. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The runway was closed for about 6 hours until the aircraft was towed off the runway.

The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Lucknow about 6 hours after stopping.

On Jan 4th 2018 Saudi Arabia's AIB (SAAIB) reported they are investigating the occurrence rated an accident due to substantial damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was lining up runway 27 for departure, when the left nose gear wheel detached.

Later 2018 the SAAIB reported: "The aircraft NLG left wheel assembly sustained substantial damage damages and limited to the NLG right wheel and the NLG axle." The SAAIB is conducting the investigation as India's AIB decided to not investigate. The investigation is continuing.

Related NOTAMs:
A1277/17 NOTAMR A1276/17 (editorial note: cancelled prior to 18:30Z)
Q) VIDF/QMRXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/
A) VILK B) 1712271620 C) 1712271830 EST
E) RWY 09/27 NOT AVBL DUE DISABLED ACFT ON RWY.

A1276/17 NOTAMR A1275/17
Q) VIDF/QMRXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/
A) VILK B) 1712271435 C) 1712271630 EST
E) RWY 09/27 NOT AVBL DUE DISABLE ACFT ON RWY.

A1275/17 NOTAMN
Q) VIDF/QMRXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/
A) VILK B) 1712271245 C) 1712271445 EST
E) RWY 09/27 NOT AVBL DUE DISABLE ACFT ON RWY.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines

Flight number
SV-895

Departure
Lucknow, India

Destination
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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