Avior B734 at Panama City on May 9th 2014, temporary runway excursion

Last Update: May 10, 2014 / 18:29:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
9V-1231

Aircraft Registration
YV2946

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

An Avior Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration YV2946 performing flight 9V-1231 from Panamy City (Panama) to Barcelona (Venezuela), was accelerating for takeoff from Panama City Tocumen Airport's runway 03R when a number of tyres blew prompting the crew to reject takeoff at high speed, the aircraft briefly departed the runway before returning onto the runway and coming to a stop on the runway about 45 degrees off the runway heading about 2600 meters/8500 feet down the runway. The aircraft was evacuated. No injuries are being reported.

The airline confirmed a number of tyres blew on takeoff which forced the aircraft off the runway, the aircraft returned onto the runway. That's all that happened.

Tocumen's runway 03R/21L is 3,050 meters/10,000 feet long.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
9V-1231

Aircraft Registration
YV2946

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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