Mahan A343 at Dusseldorf on Jul 6th 2017, burst tyres on landing
Last Update: July 6, 2017 / 18:42:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Mahan Air
Flight number
W5-100
Departure
Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran
Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany
Aircraft Registration
EP-MMB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The runway was closed, the passengers disembarked onto the runway via mobile stairs and were bussed to the terminal.
The airport reported a technical defect caused smoke from the landing gear during landing. Emergency services responded. The airport was closed for about 15 minutes as result of the occurrence, subsequently the southern runway was re-opened. The airport currently works all traffic via the southern runway with the north runway remaining closed until the aircraft can be towed off the runway.
According to information The Aviation Herald received tyre debris was not only spread onto runway 05L but also landed on runway 05R prompting the closure of both runways for about 10 minutes.
A replacement A340-600 registration EP-MMF is currently positioning to Dusseldorf as flight W5-100A and is estimated to perform the return flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Mahan Air
Flight number
W5-100
Departure
Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran
Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany
Aircraft Registration
EP-MMB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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