# NTSB ENG06WA022: Boeing 747-200F, N516MC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 17, 2006

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 17, 2006, 14:24 local (14:24 UTC)
- Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG06WA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64156/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG06WA022

## Factual narrative

On July 16, 2006, at 1424 coordinated universal time, a Boeing 747-200F, N516MC, operated by Atlas Air, sufferend minor damage when the left main body gear tires burst during takeoff from runway 36L at Amsterdam/Schiphol Airport (EHAM).  The airplane returned to the airport and landed on runway 06. The damaged flap system caused a flap asymmetry and roll movement. The fuselage was damaged by the wheel and tire fragments. The 3 crew members were not injured.

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Dutch government. Any further information may be obtained from:

Dutch Safety Board

P.O. Box 95404

2509 CK  THE HAGUE

The Netherlands

tel. (+31) 70 333 7000

fax (+31) 70 333 7077

Aviation@safetyboard.n

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Dutch government

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N516MC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516MC-2011-06-06), registration cancelled 2011-06-06, S/N 22507, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 747-200F
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-243B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-243b) (registry code 1384830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Atlas Air Inc
- Departed: EHAM, Amsterdam
- Destination: KATL, Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

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