Delta MD88 at Atlanta on Jun 5th 2016, rejected takeoff due to burst tyre and ingestion of tyre debris into engine
Last Update: June 6, 2016 / 15:56:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1303
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Tulsa, United States
Aircraft Registration
N917DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
The FAA reported the aircraft blew a tyre on departure roll, rubber from the tyre was ingested into one of the engines (JT8D).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1303
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Tulsa, United States
Aircraft Registration
N917DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
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