LIAT DH8C at Georgetown on Aug 26th 2013, dropped main wheel on takeoff

Last Update: August 26, 2013 / 21:28:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 26, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
LIAT

Flight number
LI-774

Aircraft Registration
V2-LFV

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A LIAT de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration V2-LFV performing flight LI-774 from Georgetown (Guyana) to Bridgetown (Barbados) with 43 passengers, dropped one of the main wheels on takeoff from Georgetown. After assessing the situation the crew decided to continue the flight to Bridgetown for a safe landing with emergency services on stand by.

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

Aircraft Registration
V2-LFV

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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