Spicejet B738 at Ahmedabad on Jun 1st 2018, rejected takeoff due to burst tyre
Last Update: June 1, 2018 / 20:11:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-85
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VT-SLE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
VAAH
The airport was closed until the aircraft could be towed to the apron.
The airline reported there was a tyre burst during the takeoff roll, the pilots brought the aircraft to a halt. The passengers disembarked normally.
Metars:
VAAH 011430Z 20005KT 4000 FU NSC 39/23 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 011400Z 18005KT 4000 FU NSC 39/24 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 011330Z 22005KT 4000 FU NSC 40/24 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 011300Z 23005KT 5000 FU NSC 41/24 Q1001 BECMG 4000=
VAAH 011230Z 23006KT 5000 FU NSC 41/24 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 011200Z 23007KT 5000 FU NSC 42/23 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 011130Z 23007KT 5000 FU NSC 42/24 Q1001 NOSIG=
VAAH 011100Z 22008KT 5000 FU NSC 42/25 Q1001 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-85
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VT-SLE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
VAAH
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