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| Date: | Saturday 4 October 2014 |
| Time: | c. 06:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8Z9 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroméxico |
| Registration: | N342AM |
| MSN: | 34262/1720 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 126 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aéromexico flight AMX18 from Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Mexico City (MEX), was involved in an aborted takeoff incident at Los Angeles Airport.
The Boeing 737-800 was cleared for takeoff from runway 25R but the crew aborted the takeoff. According to a passenger there was significant vibration and noise. Two tires on the left hand main gear shredded during the abort. The airplane came to a halt at abeam taxiway Papa, about 935 m from the end of the runway.
Sources:
http://ktla.com/2014/10/04/aeromexico-jetliner-loses-2-tires-in-aborted-takeoff-at-lax-no-injuries-reported/
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Media:
#BREAKING: Aeroméxico plane makes safe emergency landing at LAX, loses 2 tires pic.twitter.com/h9i9nGVzA0
— KTLA (@KTLA) October 4, 2014Seguimos sin explicación o información en avión que no despego mientras los bomberos trabajan. #fail @AeroMexico_com pic.twitter.com/YwM8xLd2EM
— Sara Seligman (@SESAproductions) October 4, 2014#Evacuating #flight #aeromexio #18 after looping two tires. No injuries No concern from the crew towards passengers! pic.twitter.com/4oPrniHu4U
— Sara Seligman (@SESAproductions) October 4, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2014 14:18 | harro | Added |
| 04-Oct-2014 14:22 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2014 14:25 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2014 14:28 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 04-Oct-2014 14:51 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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