Narrative:
During a 180 degree turn at the beginning of runway 27 the No.11 tire (on the right hand main gear) failed. During takeoff the no.12 tire also failed. Wheels and braking assembly then started rubbing the runway, causing a fire. The takeoff was aborted.
Initial delay in shutting down the engines and an improper deployment of fire services caused the fire to spread.
Tire failure
Runway mishap
» Aviation News 27.06.1975
accident date: 12-06-1975
type: Boeing 747-128
registration: N28888
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 12 June 1975 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-128 |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | N28888 |
| MSN: | 20542/201 |
| First flight: | 1972-10-30 (2 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 376 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 394 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM) ( India)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
| Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII), Iran | |
| Flightnumber: | AF193 |
During a 180 degree turn at the beginning of runway 27 the No.11 tire (on the right hand main gear) failed. During takeoff the no.12 tire also failed. Wheels and braking assembly then started rubbing the runway, causing a fire. The takeoff was aborted.
Initial delay in shutting down the engines and an improper deployment of fire services caused the fire to spread.
Classification:
Rejected takeoffTire failure
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Civil aircraft accidents 1975 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASD» Aviation News 27.06.1975
Photos
accident date: 12-06-1975
type: Boeing 747-128
registration: N28888
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 2789 km (1743 miles).
Distance from Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport as the crow flies is 2789 km (1743 miles).
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