Transaero B738 at Larnaca and Novosibirsk on Aug 6th 2013, tyre debris found on departure runway

Last Update: August 7, 2013 / 20:42:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UN-62

Aircraft Registration
EI-RUI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Transaero Boeing 737-800, registration EI-RUI performing flight UN-62 from Larnaca (Cyprus) to Novosibirsk (Russia) with 160 passengers and 8 crew, was enroute when the crew was informed about tyre debris found on Larnaca's runway that was identified to belong to EI-RUI. The crew decided to continue the flight to Novosibirsk, performed a low approach which showed all tyres were inflated, and landed safely.

Rosaviatsia reported that although all tyres remained inflated the left hand tyres' treads had separated, 4 dents as result of debris impact were identified in the trailing edge flaps.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UN-62

Aircraft Registration
EI-RUI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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