ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221284
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 January 2019 |
| Time: | 09:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-PPN |
| MSN: | 3955 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Tirupati Airport (TIR/VOTP) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tirupati Airport (TIR/VOTP) |
| Hyderabad-Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD/VOHS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air India flight AI541, operated by an Airbus A321, received damage during take-off, most likely from debris on the runway.
The left-hand horizontal stabilizer and fuselage sustained damage.
At Tirupati Airport there were ongoing runway resurfacing and strengthening works daily between 1600Z and 0030Z.
Prior to the departure of AI541 at 0930Z there were several departures of smaller turboprop aircraft like DHC-8-400 aircraft.
Notam:
C1109/18 NOTAMN
Q) VOMF/QMRXX/IV/BO/A/000/999/
A) VOTP B) 1901011600 C) 1903300030
D) 1600-0030
E) RWY 08/26 RECARPETING AND STRENGTHENNING WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT DRG NON OPR HR.ALL SKED AIRLINE OPR SHALL ADHERE TO APV DGCA SKED AND NON-SKED OPR SHALL ADHERE TO WATCH HR
CREATED: 19 Dec 2018 14:04:00
SOURCE: VOMMYNYX
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/tirupati-runway-in-poor-condition-airport-closed-after-air-india-aircraft-suffers-damage/articleshow/67742957.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ai541#1f549880
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 2018 | VT-PPN | Air India | 0 | near Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) | |
unk |
Media:
Another Air India aircraft was damaged due to runway concrete while taking off from Tirupati today #bad #week. @AviationSafety pic.twitter.com/O32SFTqgrn
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) January 29, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2019 18:59 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 29-Jan-2019 19:01 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2019 20:02 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2019 18:54 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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