France A388 at Mexico City on Jun 14th 2017, three tyres deflated on landing
Last Update: June 15, 2017 / 23:08:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-178
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The aircraft was unable to depart for its return flight and is still on the ground in Mexico City about 24 hours after landing.
Metars:
MMMX 142245Z 26009KT 8SM BKN015CB BKN080 OVC200 18/14 A3019 NOSIG RMK 8/963 HZY PCPN WSW ENE=
MMMX 142142Z 32006KT 10SM VCTS SCT015CB BKN080 BKN200 19/13 A3019 NOSIG RMK 60765 8/963 HZY OCNL LTGCCCG WSW PCPN ENE WSW AND 4TH QUAD OCNL DROPS=
MMMX 142136Z 32005KT 10SM VCTS SCT015CB BKN080 BKN200 18/14 A3019 NOSIG RMK 8/963 HZY OCNL LTGCCCG W PCPN ENE WSW AND 4TH QUAD OCNL DROPS=
MMMX 142119Z 30008KT 8SM TS SCT015CB BKN080 BKN200 18/14 A3019 NOSIG RMK 8/963 HZY RAE13 OCNL LTGCCCG W PCPN 3TH AND 4TH QUAD OCNL DROPS=
MMMX 142102Z 27010KT 5SM TSRA BKN015CB BKN080 17/15 A3019 NOSIG RMK 8/960 CI=
MMMX 142052Z 36011KT 1 1/2SM TSRA OVC015CB 18/13 A3021 BECMG 5SM -RA RMK SLP051 57015 922 60035 8/9// OCNL LTG NW N TSRAB45=
MMMX 142041Z 12009KT 1 1/2SM +RA OVC015CB 19/14 A3021 TEMPO 3SM TSRA RMK 8/9// RAB37=
MMMX 142023Z 35004KT 6SM -RA OVC020CB 23/11 A3020 TEMPO 3SM TSRA RMK 8/3// HZY RAB21 BINOVC=
MMMX 141942Z 28007KT 8SM BKN020TCU 24/11 A3021 NOSIG RMK 8/200 HZY=
MMMX 141842Z 02006KT 10SM BKN020TCU 23/11 A3024 NOSIG RMK 8/200 HZY=
MMMX 141746Z 02007KT 10SM BKN020 22/11 A3026 NOSIG RMK SLP057 57007 916 8/200 HZY=
MMMX 141643Z 01006KT 10SM BKN020 21/10 A3028 NOSIG RMK 8/100 HZY SC=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-178
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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