Narrative:
A tire and wheel brake unit failed during taxi to the runway at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. During take-off at 110 kt the crew noticed a tire burst and rejected the take-off. During abort, the tires and wheels failed, rubber remnants and hydraulic fluid ignited. The fire was extinguished by the fire rescue services after the aircraft stopped on the runway.
Runway mishap
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 3 January 1994 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-321C |
| Operator: | Trans Arabian Air Transport - TAAT |
| Registration: | ST-AMF |
| MSN: | 19367/637 |
| First flight: | 1967-10-18 (26 years 3 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) ( Saudi Arabia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
A tire and wheel brake unit failed during taxi to the runway at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. During take-off at 110 kt the crew noticed a tire burst and rejected the take-off. During abort, the tires and wheels failed, rubber remnants and hydraulic fluid ignited. The fire was extinguished by the fire rescue services after the aircraft stopped on the runway.
Classification:
Tire failureRunway mishap
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/94Photos
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 Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 4469 km (2793 miles).
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 4469 km (2793 miles).
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