Brussels Airlines A320 blows tyre while taxiing

On Thursday I posted a story about a Scoot aircraft that lost a wheel on landing, well here is another airline that lost a wheel while taxiing.

Brussels Airlines flight SN2372 travelling from Vilnius Airport (VNO/EYVI) to Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR) lost its left inner main gear tyre while lining up on the departure runway at Vilnius Airport. According to the airport, the incident affected 24 flights over the next few hours.

8 arriving aircraft were diverted. 9 departing flights were cancelled.

A passenger on board the flight was reported as saying an explosion was heard, rubbers splattered to the edges of the runway. At first, we were not allowed to move, and then the stairway approached, and everyone disembarked and was bussed back to the terminal.

Aircraft Information:

Airline: Brussels Airlines

Code: SN/BEL

Aircraft: Airbus A320 - 214

Registration: OO-SNI

Serial number: 1983

Engines 2 x CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
First flew13/03/2003
Age 20.3 years