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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 2016 |
| Time: | 12:46 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-233 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-AKX |
| MSN: | 6555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527E-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nepal Airlines flight RA206, an Airbus A320, suffered a left inner MLG tyre burst on landing on runway 02 at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, Nepal. The wheel rim detached near the end of the landing roll.
Sources:
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2016/09/14/plane-stops-safely-after-losing-a-wheel-on-landing/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 October 2015 | 9N-AKX | Nepal Airlines | 0 | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |  |
sub |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
| 26 September 2016 | 9N-AKX | Nepal Airlines | 0 | 27nm Southwest of Kathmandu | |
min |
| 18 November 2017 | 9N-AKX | Royal Nepal Airlines | 0 | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2016 08:31 | kraznyoctbyar | Added |
| 14-Sep-2016 08:35 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2016 08:56 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2016 10:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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