Peruvian B735 at Cusco on Mar 20th 2016, runway excursion during rejected takeoff due to blown tyre

Last Update: March 21, 2016 / 22:02:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 20, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
P9-218

Departure
Cuzco, Perú

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
OB-2041-P

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737-500, registration OB-2041-P performing flight P9-218 from Cuzco to Lima (Peru) with 120 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 10 when a right hand tyre burst prompting the crew to reject takeoff. The aircraft veered left off the runway and overran the end of the runway coming to a stop with all gear on soft ground. The aircraft was evacuated via slides. Emergency services assisted in the evacuation and cooled the brakes.

The airline reported there were no injuries.

Emergency services reported there was a problem with the brakes causing the tyre to burst, the aircraft subsequently veered off the runway.

The airline reported the crew rejected takeoff after an engine ingested a bird.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 20, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
P9-218

Departure
Cuzco, Perú

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
OB-2041-P

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

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