Indigo A320 at Mumbai on Sep 19th 2018, burst tyre on departure

Last Update: September 19, 2018 / 21:01:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-361

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Ahmedabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IHR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IHR performing flight 6E-361 from Mumbai to Ahmedabad (India) with 185 people on board, departed Mumbai's runway 27 but burst a tyre on departure. The crew climbed the aircraft to FL290 and continued to Ahmedabad, requested emergency services on stand by for the landing and landed safely on Ahmedabad's runway 23 about 55 minutes after departure from Mumbai.

The affected wheel is being replaced. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Ahmedabad about 7 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-361

Departure
Mumbai, India

Destination
Ahmedabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IHR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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