Olympic DH8D at Ioannina on May 16th 2014, burst tyres on backtrack
Last Update: May 19, 2014 / 15:52:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Olympic Air
Flight number
A3-160
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Ioannina, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-OBF
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The runway and aerodrome was closed until the tyres had been replaced and the aircraft was towed to the apron.
A replacement aircraft performed the return flight A3-161 and reached Athens with a delay of 4 hours.
The incident aircraft was able to position to Athens later in the evening.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Olympic Air
Flight number
A3-160
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Ioannina, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-OBF
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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