Iberia A346 at Quito on Aug 11th 2018, balked landing and tyre damage
Last Update: August 24, 2018 / 15:00:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6453
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Quito, Ecuador
Aircraft Registration
EC-LEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
Sources in Latin America claim the tyre was blown during the first approach prompting the crew to reject the landing.
The return flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Quito on Aug 24h 2018 about 13 days after landing.
On Aug 24th 2018 Ecuador's Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft suffered the blow out of the #10 tyre on the body gear, apparently while making a hard landing. The crew immediately initiated a go around and subsequently landed without further incident. About 75% of the tyre tread had detached, there was hydraulic fluid leaking from the brakes of the aft wheels of the body gear. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6453
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Quito, Ecuador
Aircraft Registration
EC-LEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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