LIAT DH8C at Georgetown on Aug 26th 2013, dropped main wheel on takeoff
Last Update: August 26, 2013 / 21:28:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
LIAT
Flight number
LI-774
Departure
Georgetown, Guyana
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
V2-LFV
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The airline reported that the aircraft suffered a "main wheel failure" on takeoff, the aircraft continued to the destination where emergency services were called on standby as a precaution. The cause of the wheel failure is being investigated.
Guyana's Civil Aviation Authority reported one of the passengers spotted one of the two main wheels missing from one of the main landing gear struts shortly after takeoff from Georgetown and informed the crew. After consultation with dispatch the crew decided to continue the flight to Bridgetown.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
LIAT
Flight number
LI-774
Departure
Georgetown, Guyana
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
V2-LFV
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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