Western Global MD11 at San Juan on Jun 22nd 2021, burst tyre on landing
Last Update: June 24, 2021 / 17:36:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Burst tyre on landing
Airline
Western Global Airlines
Flight number
FX-251
Departure
Memphis, United States
Destination
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aircraft Registration
N513SN
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED AND MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW DAMAGING GEAR DOORS, SAN JUAN, PR.", the aircraft sustained minor damage, the occurrence was rated an incident. The FAA however provided a wrong tail number N542KD which had landed in San Juan 2 days earlier as flight FX-51 and 2 days later was enroute over the Pacific Ocean towards Honolulu at the time of the occurrence.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Burst tyre on landing
Airline
Western Global Airlines
Flight number
FX-251
Departure
Memphis, United States
Destination
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aircraft Registration
N513SN
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
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