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| Date: | Thursday 18 July 2024 |
| Time: | 02:12 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Nile Air |
| Registration: | SU-BQL |
| MSN: | 2410 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 192 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Dammam-King Fahad International Airport (DMM/OEDF) -
 Saudi Arabia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dammam-King Fahad International Airport (DMM/OEDF) |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Nile Air flight NP232, an Airbus A321-231, suffered a fire in the left main landing gear during take-off from runway 34L at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. The crew aborted the take-off and an evacuation was carried out using the emergency slides.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/NTSC_KSA/status/1813770552374661177/photo/1
https://twitter.com/KFIAirport/status/1813807918367600882
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/su-bql#3632a508
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a321-registered-su-bql-operated-by-nile-air-on-18-07-2024-at-dammam/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 2013 | SE-RDP | Novair | Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (OSL/ENGM) |  |
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| Tire failure | ||||||
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Media:
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— أخبار الدمام (@Dmm_city) July 18, 2024
تعرضت طائرة لشركة طيران النيل من طراز إيرباص 320 لحريق في منظومة العجلات أثناء عملية الإقلاع من مطار الملك فهد الدولي في #الدمام ، وتم إلغاء عملية الإقلاع وإخلاء ركاب الطائرة عبر زلاجات النجاة بعد إخماد الحريق . pic.twitter.com/DqbasAW0j1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2024 05:17 | ASN | Added |
| 18-Jul-2024 05:19 | ASN | Updated [Time, Location, ] |
| 18-Jul-2024 06:07 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 18-Jul-2024 06:10 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 26-Jul-2024 12:04 | ASN | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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