Swoop B738 at Edmonton on Jul 4th 2022, blew tyre on departure

Last Update: July 8, 2022 / 19:16:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swoop Airlines

Flight number
WO-264

Departure
Edmonton, Canada

Destination
Hamilton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GXRW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Swoop Boeing 737-800, registration C-GXRW performing flight WO-264 from Edmonton,AB to Hamilton,ON (Canada) with 157 passengers and 6 crew, departed Edmonton's runway 12 when during the takeoff roll the #1 main tyre blew. The crew continued takeoff, the landing gear retracted normally. The crew felt vibration, tower informed the crew tower had witnessed the #1 tyre blow and debris had been found on the runway. The crew levelled off at 15,000 feet and entered a hold to burn off fuel. The crew declared PAN PAN and returned to Edmonton for a landing on runway 20 without further incident about 2.5 hours after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft taxied to the apron without further incident after landing with emergency services on standby.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swoop Airlines

Flight number
WO-264

Departure
Edmonton, Canada

Destination
Hamilton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GXRW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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