Malta Air B738 at Milan on May 27th 2023, nose tyre damage on departure
Last Update: May 28, 2023 / 16:06:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malta Air
Flight number
FR-7540
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
9H-QEU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A post flight inspection revealed one of the nose gear tyres had been damaged.
The passengers were rebooked onto the next flight FR-7551.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 23 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malta Air
Flight number
FR-7540
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
9H-QEU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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