# Incident 20241208021539I: Atr ATR-72-212A (600), Palm Beach, FL, December 8, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2024, 12:50 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Int'L Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: BHLF
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ATR ATR-72-212A (600)
- People aboard: 35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 12,450 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241208021539I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY A SHUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE CREW ASKED ATC TO HAVE A RAMP VEHICLE INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED THE OPS RAMP VEHICLE INFORMED THE CREW THAT A TIRE HAD FAILED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE TIRE WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE POINT WHERE IT HAD STOPPED ITS TAXI. DURING THIS TIME, THE CREW RECEIVED NO ALERTS OR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ONCE RECEIVING ALL CLEAR FROM OPS RAMP PERSONNEL, THE CREW DECIDED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO PARKING FOR EVALUATION. ONCE PARKED, THE CREW OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AREA AND THAT THE TIRE-HUB HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE. DURING SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEWS WITH THE CREW, THEY WERE QUESTIONED IF ANY CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO DEPLANING THE PASSENGERS BEFORE TAXIING TO THE TERMINAL. THE CAPTAIN EXPLAINED THEY CONCLUDED IT WAS UNNECESSARY GIVEN NO ADVERSE REPORT BY THE RAMP SAFETY VEHICLE, E.G. FUEL LEAK, ONLY THE MISSING TIRE. THE LACK OF GUIDANCE FOR SUCH A SITUATION IN COMPANY OR MANUFACTURER DOCUMENTS AND THE ABSENCE OF ABNORMAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS, WARNINGS OR ALERTS GUIDED HIS DECISION IN THE INTEREST OF PASSENGER SAFETY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 10,000 LBS. BELOW MAX RAMP WEIGHT AND WAS ONLY 50% OF PASSENGER MAX LOADING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS NO PROCEDURES FOR SUCH A RARE EVENT, AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FAULT THE CAPTAIN. THE CAA-BAHAMAS HAS POSED NO QUERIES REGARDING THE CAPTAIN’S DECISION TO RETURN TO THE TERMINAL. THE CREW FOLLOWED ALL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROCEDURES. ONCE AT THE GATE, THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY WITH NO INCIDENT. OPERATIONS INVESTIGATION COMPLETED.

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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