Aegean A20N at Athens and Munich on Mar 18th 2025, tyre damage on departure
Last Update: March 22, 2025 / 13:05:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 18, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aegean Airlines
Flight number
A3-806
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
SX-NEQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A passenger reported a left main tyre was damaged on departure from Athens. The aircraft continued to Munich and was escorted by a large contingent of airport fire vehicles after landing. There was also damage to the flaps and the engine cowling.
A replacement Airbus A320-200N registration SX-NEK positioned from Athens to Munich and performed the return flight A3-807 reaching Athens with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 91 hours (3 days 19 hours) after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 18, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aegean Airlines
Flight number
A3-806
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
SX-NEQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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