Air India Express B738 at Lucknow on Mar 8th 2014, dropped part of nose wheel

Last Update: March 11, 2014 / 17:26:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India Express

Flight number
IX-193

Departure
Lucknow, India

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
VT-AYB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AYB performing flight IX-193 from Lucknow (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 189 people on board, was enroute north of Mumbai (India) when ATC told the crew that parts of the nose wheel had been found on the departure runway at Lucknow. The crew declared emergency, descended the aircraft to FL280 and decided to divert to Mumbai where the aircraft performed a low approach to have the damage assessed from the ground. The aircraft subsequently landed safely on runway 27 about 140 minutes after the crew was informed about the parts of the nose wheel on the departure runway.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VT-AXP reached Dubai with a delay of 6 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India Express

Flight number
IX-193

Departure
Lucknow, India

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
VT-AYB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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