PAL A343 at Vancouver and Manila on Sep 24th 2018, burst tyre on departure

Last Update: October 11, 2018 / 19:49:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 24, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines

Flight number
PR-117

Departure
Vancouver, Canada

Destination
Manila, Philippines

Aircraft Registration
RP-C3435

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A PAL Philippine Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration RP-C3435 performing flight PR-117 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Manila (Philippines), was accelerating for takeoff from Vancouver's runway 08R when the tower controller heard a loud boom. The aircraft continued takeoff, climbed out and continued the flight. The controller closed the runway for an inspection, which found tyre debris as well as other debris on the runway. The crew was advised via ATC. The runway was closed for about 15 minutes until the debris had been cleaned up. The aircraft landed in Manila on Sep 25th (local time) without further incident.

The Canadian TSB reported after landing in Manila several holes were found in the fuselage skin in the landing gear area. There was substantial damage to the belly as well as the center landing gear fairing door. The occurrence was rated an accident, however, no investigation was opened.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Manila for 17 days and performed a positioning flight from Manila to Angeles (Philippines) on Oct 11th 2018.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 24, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines

Flight number
PR-117

Departure
Vancouver, Canada

Destination
Manila, Philippines

Aircraft Registration
RP-C3435

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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