PIA A313 at Jeddah on Sep 6th 2014, burst tyre on landing

Last Update: September 8, 2014 / 16:24:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Burst tyre on landing

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-731

Departure
Karachi, Pakistan

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
AP-BGR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration AP-BGR performing flight PK-731 (sched. dep Sep 5th, act dep Sep 6th) from Karachi (Pakistan) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was landing at Jeddah when one of the main wheels locked up causing the tyre to burst. The aircraft came to a safe stop, emergency services responded and doused the wheel.

The airline confirmed a wheel jammed causing tyre damage during landing at Jeddah, the situation was kept under control.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 33 hours before performing flight PK-732D, that reached Karachi with a delay of 32 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Burst tyre on landing

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-731

Departure
Karachi, Pakistan

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
AP-BGR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

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