Spicejet DH8D at Jaipur and Chennai on Mar 30th 2025, tyre damage on departure

Last Update: April 1, 2025 / 14:48:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-9046

Departure
Jaipur, India

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SUO

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Spicejet de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration VT-SUO performing flight SG-9046 from Jaipur to Chennai (India), departed Jaipur's runway 26 and was enroute, when ATC advised the crew that tyre debris had been found on the departure runway. In the absence of any abnormal indications the crew continued the flight to Chennai where the aircraft landed on runway 25. An inspection revealed tyre #2 (left inboard main wheel) had received damage.

The airline reported the aircraft landed normally, braked normally and taxied to the apron. A post flight inspection revealed that main wheel #2 had lost its tread with no further damage.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-9046

Departure
Jaipur, India

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SUO

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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