Meridiana B733 at Catania on Dec 17th 2015, dropped wheel on departure
Last Update: December 17, 2015 / 14:25:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Meridiana
Flight number
IG-220
Departure
Catania, Italy
Destination
Milan Linate, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-IGS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
The airport was closed for about one hour as result of the occurrence.
Italy's ANSV rated the occurrence a serious incident, opened an investigation and dispatched an investigator on site.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Meridiana
Flight number
IG-220
Departure
Catania, Italy
Destination
Milan Linate, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-IGS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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