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| Date: | Wednesday 10 August 2022 |
| Time: | 20:29 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-233 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Volaris |
| Registration: | XA-VLB |
| MSN: | 5988 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527E-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO) -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK) |
| Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Volaris flight 993 suffered a failure of both tires on the left-hand main landing gear during landing on runway 13 at Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX), Mexico.
The aircraft landed after the second approach. The first approach was aborted.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/xime_garmendia/status/1557719313544630273?s=19
https://twitter.com/viajaVolaris/status/1557726365037649925?s=19
Location
Media:
Y4993 #Volaris OAK-BJX Terminó aterrizando ayer en la noche en Silao. Con pinchadura de neumáticos pic.twitter.com/veHtU1Ksj4
— Xime G.I. ♉♀️☮️❤️ (@xime_garmendia) August 11, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2022 17:33 | Jack727 | Added |
| 11-Aug-2022 17:37 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2022 18:43 | Jack727 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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