# Incident 20260820010909I: Embraer EMB-135KL, Chicago, IL, August 20, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2026, 13:27 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FJTA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531CN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531CN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135KL (registry code 3260302, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-135KL
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,324 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260820010909I

## Narrative

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

ZAU CALLED ZMP TO ADVISE VTE3027 POTENTIALLY BLEW A TIRE WHEN DEPARTING KORD. ZMP

DECLARED EMERGENCY ON BEHALF OF VTE3027 AND INITIATED FIRE AND RESCUE TO KMBL. VTE3027

LANDED KMBL SAFELY AND WAS ABLE TO CLEAR RUNWAY AND TAXI UNDER OWN POWER. PILOT

CALLED AFTER DISEMBARKING AND INFORMED ZMP OMIC THAT THE RE-TREAD/ RECAP ON THE MAIN

GEAR NUMBER 3 TIRE SEPERATED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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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