AeroUnion A306 at Bogota on Jan 30th 2020, burst tyres, gear fire

Last Update: February 6, 2020 / 17:44:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 30, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aerounion

Flight number
QT-4139

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
XA-LFR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

An AeroUnion Airbus A300-600 on behalf of Avianca Cargo, registration XA-LFR performing flight QT-4139 from Miami,FL (USA) to Bogota (Colombia), landed on Bogota's runway 13R however rolled out on the rims of the main wheels resulting in a gear fire. Emergency services put the fire out.

Colombia's GRIAA reported the aircraft received minor damage, the occurrence was rated a serious incident.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 46 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 30, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aerounion

Flight number
QT-4139

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
XA-LFR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

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