Ethiopian B737 at Johannesburg on Jan 14th 2019, one tyre deflated on landing
Last Update: January 15, 2019 / 20:54:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
3W-20
Departure
Blantyre, Malawi
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ET-ARB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
People on social media were reporting in part the aircraft crash landed (the landing gear failed to extend) and in other part the wheels had locked up on landing.
Malawian Airlines reported one of the tyres deflated during normal braking, its anti skid system didn't work. The captain decided to have the aircraft towed to avoid further damage to the landing gear and its systems.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Johannesburg for about 3.5 hours, then was able to perform the return flight reaching Blantyre with a delay of about 2 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
3W-20
Departure
Blantyre, Malawi
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ET-ARB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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