China Airlines B744 at Taipei on Aug 29th 2020, burst tyre on departure

Last Update: August 29, 2020 / 17:23:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
China Airlines

Departure
Taipei, Taiwan

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
B-18725

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18725 performing freight flight CI-5198 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was climbing out of Taipei's runway 05R when the crew stopped the climb at FL290 after being informed that tyre debris had been found on their departure runway. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Taipei for a low approach to runway 05R to have the tyres inspected from the ground, which confirmed a blown tyre. The aircraft positioned for another approach and landed safely on runway 05R about 2:15 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration B-18717 departed about 7 hours after landing of B-18725.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Taipei about 13 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
China Airlines

Departure
Taipei, Taiwan

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
B-18725

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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