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| Date: | Wednesday 24 December 2008 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-170LR (ERJ-170-100 LR) |
| Owner/operator: | EgyptAir Express |
| Registration: | SU-GCW |
| MSN: | 17000175 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sharm el Sheikh International Airport (SSH/HESH) -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sharm el Sheikh International Airport (SSH/HESH) |
| LXR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew of flight MS-363 reported nose gear trouble after takeoff and decided to divert to Cairo International Airport, where the airplane landed safely with just one nose wheel, while the second nose wheel was missing.
Sources:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4123bbaf&opt=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 2012 | SU-GCW | EgyptAir Express | 0 | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2008 10:09 | Alessandro | Added |
| 25-Dec-2008 11:25 | Airflyer | Updated |
| 26-Dec-2008 10:15 | Certosino | Updated |
| 04-Dec-2015 18:20 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 05-Dec-2015 10:30 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 05-Dec-2015 14:10 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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