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| AIR INDIA BOEING 777-337 VT-ALU (MSN 36319) |
At 11.28 a.m local time on Wednesday, Air India Express flight IX938 operating the Hyderabad (HYD/VOHS) - Phuket (HKT/VTSP) route suffered an incident on the runway at Phuket International Airport.
The problem was reportedly caused by a detached wheel, which is believed to have resulted from a very hard landing.
Following the incident, Phuket International Airport announced a temporary closure of the runway in order to remove the aircraft and carry out safety checks on the runway before flight operations could resume. It was initially estimated that the process would take around six hours.
As a result, all flights scheduled to land at Phuket International Airport were required to hold in nearby airspace, while some were diverted to alternate airports.
All 133 passengers disembarked the aircraft whilst on the runway and transported to the terminal by buses.
An image posted on social media showed part of the aircraft's landing gear, with a wheel missing, in direct contact with the runway, with a long, swerving skid mark on the tarmac.
Aircraft Information
Airline: Air India
Code: IX/AXB
Aircraft: Boeing 737 Max 8
Registration: VT-BWQ
Serial Number: 43836
Engines: 2 x CFMI LEAP-1B
First Flew: 4th October 2019
Age: 6.5 Years
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