LAW B733 at Punta Cana on Aug

Last Update: August 25, 2016 / 22:38:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 1970

Classification
Incident

Airline
LAW Latin American Wings

Flight number
H8-703

Departure
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
CC-ADZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A LAW Latin American Wings Boeing 737-300, registration CC-ADZ performing flight H8-703 from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to Lima (Peru) with 156 people, was accelerating for takeoff beyond V1 when the crew felt a bump from the right main gear and suspected a burst tyre. The crew continued takeoff, climbed to safe altitude and entered a hold. A runway inspection confirmed tyre debris on the runway, the crew decided to burn off fuel and returned to Punta Cana for a landing on runway 09 about 1:50 hours after departure. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway on both right main wheels' rims with both right hand main tyres torn off. The passengers disembarked onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 1970

Classification
Incident

Airline
LAW Latin American Wings

Flight number
H8-703

Departure
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
CC-ADZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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