Polar B744 at Leipzig and Dresden on Sep 10th 2015, burst tyre on takeoff

Last Update: September 10, 2015 / 13:36:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 10, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Polar Air Cargo

Departure
Leipzig, Germany

Destination
Seoul, South Korea

Aircraft Registration
N454PA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Polar Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N454PA performing freight flight PO-963 from Leipzig (Germany) to Seoul (South Korea), departed Leipzig's runway 08L and was climbing out of Leipzig when a runway inspection found the debris of a tyre on the runway, which was identified to belong to a B744. The crew was informed, stopped the climb at FL130 and entered a hold to assess the options. The crew decided to divert to Dresden (Germany) due to fog in Leipzig and performed a low approach to Dresden's runway 22 about 2 hours after departure which confirmed the aft left tyre of the right body gear had blown. The crew climbed the aircraft to FL160, dumped fuel, and as the weather had improved in Leipzig, returned to Leipzig for a safe landing on Leipzig's runway 08R about 3:10 hours after departure.

Metars Leipzig:
EDDP 101020Z 05007KT 9999 BKN008 13/11 Q1025 BECMG SCT010
EDDP 100950Z 07007KT 8000 OVC006 12/11 Q1025 BECMG SCT010
EDDP 100920Z 08008KT 6000 OVC004 11/11 Q1025 BECMG SCT005
EDDP 100850Z 05005KT 2500 BR OVC002 11/11 Q1025 BECMG 3000 BR BKN005
EDDP 100820Z 04005KT 0550 R08R/0800VP2000U R08L/0900V1900U PRFG OVC001 11/11 Q1025 BECMG 0800 FG OVC002
EDDP 100750Z 04005KT 0300 R08R/0600U R08L/0550N FG OVC001 10/10 Q1025 BECMG 0800 FG OVC002
EDDP 100720Z 06006KT 0250 R08R/0550V0800N R08L/0450N FG OVC001 10/10 Q1025 BECMG 0400 FG
EDDP 100650Z 04004KT 0250 R08R/0400N R08L/0350N FG OVC001 10/10 Q1025 NOSIG
EDDP 100620Z 07006KT 0200 R08R/0400N R08L/0400N FG OVC001 09/09 Q1025 NOSIG
EDDP 100550Z 05007KT 0200 R08R/0450N R08L/0375V0500N FG OVC001 09/09 Q1025 NOSIG
EDDP 100520Z 06005KT 4500 1200NE R08R/P2000N R08L/P2000N BR BKN001 09/09 Q1025 BECMG 0700 FG
EDDP 100450Z 04007KT 9999 FEW008 08/08 Q1024 BECMG 1200 BR BKN003
EDDP 100420Z 06006KT CAVOK 08/08 Q1024 TEMPO BKN008
EDDP 100350Z 02005KT CAVOK 08/08 Q1024 TEMPO BKN008
EDDP 100320Z 02004KT CAVOK 08/07 Q1024 TEMPO BKN008

Metars Dresden:
EDDC 101020Z 09014KT 050V120 9999 SCT031 BKN250 16/08 Q1024 NOSIG
EDDC 100950Z 09015KT 9999 SCT029 SCT250 16/08 Q1024 NOSIG
EDDC 100920Z 09009KT 050V140 9999 SCT025 SCT250 15/08 Q1024 NOSIG
EDDC 100850Z VRB04KT 9999 FEW008 SCT250 13/12 Q1024 NOSIG
EDDC 100820Z 36004KT 310V050 8000 FEW004 SCT250 11/11 Q1024 NOSIG
EDDC 100750Z 36004KT 330V040 2000 BR SCT002 BKN004 09/09 Q1025 BECMG 8000 SCT010
EDDC 100720Z 06003KT 350V140 0800 R22/0900N FG SCT002 BKN004 09/09 Q1025 BECMG 4000 SCT010
EDDC 100650Z 04003KT 330V120 0600 R22/0750N FG OVC002 09/09 Q1025 BECMG 2000 SCT010
EDDC 100620Z VRB02KT 0500 R22/0500N FG OVC001 09/09 Q1024 TEMPO 0300 FG
EDDC 100550Z 12003KT 100V160 0400 R22/0900V1600N FG OVC001 08/08 Q1024 TEMPO 0700 FG
EDDC 100520Z VRB02KT 0200 R22/0550N FG OVC001 09/09 Q1024 TEMPO 0100 FG
EDDC 100450Z 18002KT 0400 R22/0650V0800D PRFG OVC002 08/08 Q1024 TEMPO 0100 FG BKN001
EDDC 100420Z 18002KT 0350 R22/P2000N PRFG OVC001 08/08 Q1024 TEMPO 0100 FG
EDDC 100350Z VRB01KT 0450 R22/0550V1000U FG SCT001 SCT060 08/08 Q1024 TEMPO BKN001
EDDC 100320Z 07002KT 0300 R04/0500D FG BKN002 09/09 Q1024