Atlas B744 at New York on Jul 29th 2018, shredded tyre on departure
Last Update: July 30, 2018 / 23:41:01 GMT/Zulu time
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
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
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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