Ryanair B738 at Basel on Oct 18th 2014, burst tyre on landing
Last Update: October 22, 2014 / 21:31:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Burst tyre on landing
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-7973
Departure
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Destination
Basle/Mulhouse, France
Aircraft Registration
EI-EFA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LFSB
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule and remained on the ground in Basel for 21.5 hours before resuming service.
The return flight FR-7974 was cancelled.
Metars:
LFSB 182200Z 20006KT CAVOK 14/12 Q1023 NOSIG
LFSB 182130Z 20006KT CAVOK 14/13 Q1023 NOSIG
LFSB 182100Z 19005KT CAVOK 14/13 Q1022 NOSIG
LFSB 182030Z 19005KT CAVOK 14/13 Q1022 NOSIG
LFSB 182000Z 19005KT CAVOK 14/13 Q1022 NOSIG
LFSB 181930Z VRB01KT CAVOK 13/12 Q1022 NOSIG
LFSB 181900Z 24002KT CAVOK 13/12 Q1022 NOSIG
LFSB 181830Z 24003KT CAVOK 15/13 Q1022 NOSIG
LFSB 181800Z VRB02KT CAVOK 16/13 Q1021 NOSIG
LFSB 181730Z VRB03KT CAVOK 18/13 Q1021 NOSIG
LFSB 181700Z 12004KT CAVOK 18/13 Q1021 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Burst tyre on landing
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-7973
Departure
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Destination
Basle/Mulhouse, France
Aircraft Registration
EI-EFA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LFSB
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