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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 2016 |
| Time: | 18:48 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8FZ (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Oman Air |
| Registration: | A4O-BF |
| MSN: | 29637/3051 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 164 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Dar-es-Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR/HTDA) -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS) |
| Dar-es-Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR/HTDA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Oman Air Boeing 737-800, registration A4O-BF operating flight WY707 from Muscat, Oman, to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, suffered a failure of both nose landing gear tyres upon landing on runway 23 at Dar-es-Salaam Airport.
Sources:
https://m.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/oman-air-plane-s-tyre-bursts-while-landing-1.1863686
http://timesofoman.com/article/88104/Oman/Transport/Oman-Air-flight-suffers-tyre-burst-at-Dar-Es-Salaam-airport
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wy707#a5b635b
History of this aircraft
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Media:
A tyre of an Oman Air plane flying in from Muscat burst while landing at Dar Es Salam in Tanzania.@airlivenet pic.twitter.com/driT0H4wvg
— Yazan Suleiman (@Yazan_Suleiman) 18 juli 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2016 08:24 | AF5541 | Added |
| 18-Jul-2016 09:13 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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