Safair B734 at Cape Town and Johannesburg on Mar 27th 2016, damaged tyre on takeoff
Last Update: March 28, 2016 / 21:32:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Safair
Flight number
FA-102
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-JRL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
Passengers reported that the last few seconds of the takeoff run at Cape Town were very rough with severe vibrations. Upon approach to Johannesburg the crew announced there may be a problem with the landing gear, the aircraft performed a fly by, the first officer subsequently kneeled down in the cabin to inspect something on or in the floor, then indicated they were now going to land. The landing roll was again very rough.
The airline reported the tread of a right main tyre had separated from the tyre, the tyre remained inflated however.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Safair
Flight number
FA-102
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-JRL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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