# Incident 20160217001169I: Boeing 747-87UF, Miami, FL, February 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2016, 08:49 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UIEA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-87UF (registry code 13848GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-87uf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GENX-2B67 (registry code 30234, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-genx-2b67) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-87UF
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160217001169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATLAS AIR INC. N859GT BOUND FOR BUENOS AIRES (EZE) ENCOUNTERED JUST PRIOR ROTATION BRAKE LIMITER, ANTI -SKID AND TIRE PRESSURE EICAS MESSAGES. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, FUEL WAS JETTISONED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO MIA. LANDING WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT AND UNEVENTFUL. UPON LANDING #6 MAIN WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY SHOWED SIGNS OF FOD. #8 MAIN WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS DEFLATED AND SEVERELY DAMAGED WITH THREAD SEPARATION. INITIAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REVEALED SUSTAINED DAMAGE BEHIND LEFT HAND (LH) BODY GEAR FROM TIRE DEBRIS AT LOWER CENTER SECTION FUSELAGE FAIRING PANELS, FAIRING FRAME, LH BODY GEAR ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS, JUNCTION BOX AND ASSOCIATED BRACKETS.

## Other reports on N859GT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240119001949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240119001949I), Jan 19, 2024: Boeing 747-87UF (N859GT), Miami, FL, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted], A Boeing 747-87UF sustained an inflight engine fire following departure from Miami International Airport (mia), Miami, Florida. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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