Atlas B744 at New York on Jul 29th 2018, shredded tyre on departure

Last Update: July 30, 2018 / 23:41:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 29, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
QF-9554

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N493MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 on behalf of Qantas, registration N493MC performing flight QF-9554 from New York JFK,NY to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was departing JFK's runway 13R when the next departure, already in position waiting for takeoff clearance, reported the aircraft had shredded some tyre(s) at the right gear upon rotation. The B744 crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet and returned to JFK for a safe landing on runway 13R about 33 minutes after departure, the aircraft vacated the runway and stopped for an inspection of the right hand body gear.

The runway was closed for about 20 minutes after departure until the tyre debris was cleared off the runway. The runway was inspected again after landing and returned to service about 50 minutes after the B744 departed.

N493MC was scheduled to operate to Sydney,NS (Australia) via Chicago O'Hare and Honolulu,HI (USA). The aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 24 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N493MC
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B744
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 29, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
QF-9554

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N493MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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