Travel Service B738 at Fuerteventura on Mar 19th 2017, burst tyre on landing

Last Update: April 28, 2017 / 16:19:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2017

Classification
Accident

Cause
Burst tyre on landing

Airline
Travel Service

Flight number
QS-2446

Departure
Marseille, France

Destination
Fuerteventura, Spain

Aircraft Registration
OK-TSH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Travel Service Boeing 737-800, registration OK-TSH performing flight QS-2446 from Marseille (France) to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain), landed on Fuerteventura's runway 01, when a few seconds after touchdown the crew felt vibrations and received indication of a hydraulic leak. The aircraft slowed safely using reverse thrust and normal braking and stopped on the runway, the crew assumed tyre damage. Ground personnel found substantial damage. The aircraft was towed to the apron, where passengers disembarked normally.

Czech Republic'S UZPLN reported in their quarterly bulletin that the burst tyre caused substantial damage to the left main gear leg and left main tyres, guide rails of the flaps, brake system, hydraulic system components and spoiler control system.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Fuerteventura for a month and returned to service on Apr 19th 2017.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2017

Classification
Accident

Cause
Burst tyre on landing

Airline
Travel Service

Flight number
QS-2446

Departure
Marseille, France

Destination
Fuerteventura, Spain

Aircraft Registration
OK-TSH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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