US EditionT’way Air flight lands safely at Taoyuan airport after losing a tire
The tire detachment caused foreign object debris and disrupted about 14 flights, with the north runway reopening after nearly two hours of single-runway operations.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Sook-hee = On the 8th (local time), a wheel of a T'way Air passenger plane fell off during landing in Taiwan, but there were no casualties, according to local officials...
T'way Air flight lands safely at Taoyuan Airport after losing a tire
Taoyuan, Feb. 8 (CNA) A passenger jet operated by South Korean low-cost carrier T'way Air lost a tire on landing at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Sunday afternoon, prompting the temporary closure of its north runway and disrupting 14 flights.
A South Korean T'way Air flight TW687, en route from Jeju Island to Taiwan, experienced a right main tire detachment upon landing at Taoyuan Airport on the afternoon of August 8th. This led to the emergency closure of Taoyuan Airport's north runway for approximately 100 minutes. As a result, three subsequent flights ran out of fuel due to the extended waiting time and issued Mayday emergency distress signals within 10 minutes. In response, the N…
There was a real drama at Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) last night (Sunday) when a tire on a T'way Air Boeing 737-8GJ flight TW687 from Jeju to Taipei detached from the right landing gear during landing. The plane landed at 15:52 (local time) and was safely driven to parking stand A2 and stopped at 15:54. No injuries were reported. Following the incident, the airport's northern runway was closed and operations were temporarily limited to o…
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