Myanmar National B738 at Mandalay on May 6th 2025, rejected takeoff

Last Update: May 9, 2025 / 15:14:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Myanmar National Airlines

Flight number
UB-812

Departure
Mandalay, Myanmar

Destination
Yangon, Myanmar

Aircraft Registration
XY-ALV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Myanmar National Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration XY-ALV performing flight UB-812 from Mandalay to Yangon (Myanmar) with 143 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Mandalay when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed due to some grinding noise from the landing gear. The aircraft subsequently attempted a second takeoff but needed to reject takeoff again. Emergency services responded and needed to extinguish a small brakes fire. A tyre was found burst. The passengers disembarked via stairs onto the runway.

The aircraft returned to service about 20 hours later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Myanmar National Airlines

Flight number
UB-812

Departure
Mandalay, Myanmar

Destination
Yangon, Myanmar

Aircraft Registration
XY-ALV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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