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| Date: | Saturday 15 September 2018 |
| Time: | c. 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-175STD (ERJ-170-200) |
| Owner/operator: | Alitalia Cityliner |
| Registration: | EI-RDM |
| MSN: | 17000346 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) |
| Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight AZ568 took off from Roma-Fiumicino Airport at 21:41 hours local time. Vibrations were felt from the right-hand main gear, but the takeoff was continued. The climb was stopped ten minutes later, when passing FL200. The aircraft returned and landed back at Fiumicino at 22:17 hours. It appeared both tires of the right-hand main landing gear had failed. Additional damage was caused to the right hand wing flaps.
Sources:
http://www.ansv.it/It/Detail_relazioni.asp?ID=2136
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-rdm#1de0eb69
Dutch Safety Board
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2018 18:44 | harro | Added |
| 21-Mar-2019 18:08 | harro | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage, ] |
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