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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC1030 · Bombay, II · May 29, 2000

Date: May 29, 2000
Place: Bombay, II
Airport: Mumbai Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N239NW
Reported as: Doug DC1030
People aboard: 265
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,400 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Nwa flight 57 bom, mombai, india (vabb) to ams, amsterdam, netherlands (eham) while taxiing for takeoff had to back taxi on runway 27, while making the 180 degree sharp turn around had a tire blow. Crew did not identify the "noise" as a blown tire and took off. The tire debris did substantial damage to the left wing. The damage was a hole approx. 3 feet by 5 feet just aft of the wheel well. The number two hydraulic system fluid was lost and the a/c returned to vabb after dumping 140,000 lbs. Of fuel. Take off gross weight 551,441. There were no injuries to crew (17) or passengers (265) & no damage to other property.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NWA FLIGHT 57 BOM, MOMBAI, INDIA (VABB) TO AMS, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (EHAM) WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF HAD TO BACK TAXI ON RUNWAY 27, WHILE MAKING THE 180 DEGREE SHARP TURN AROUND HAD A TIRE BLOW. CREW DID NOT IDENTIFY THE "NOISE" AS A BLOWN TIRE AND TOOK OFF.THE TIRE DEBRIS DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE DAMAGE WAS A HOLE APPROX. 3 FEET BY 5 FEET JUST AFT OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE NUMBER TWO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID WAS LOST AND THE A/C RETURNED TO VABB AFTER DUMPING 140,000 LBS. OF FUEL. TAKE OFF GROSS WEIGHT 551,441. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW (17) OR PASSENGERS (265) & NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY.