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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 2018 |
| Time: | 15:32 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-LEU |
| MSN: | 960 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Quito-New Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQM) -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Quito-New Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Iberia A340-600, performing flight IB6453 from Madrid, Spain, landed hard and did a go around at Quito Airport, Ecuador.
The tire No. 10 of the central gear burst. After landing, it was found that 75% of the tread surface of the tyre had fallen off. Hydraulic fluid leakage from the rear wheel braking systems of the centre undercarriage also occurred. No other visible damage was found.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/incident-grave-de-lairbus-a340-immatricule-ec-leu-et-exploite-par-iberia-survenu-le-11082018-a-qu/
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2018 17:54 | markh767 | Added |
| 20-Aug-2018 17:57 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2018 14:18 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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