ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311385
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 2023 |
| Time: | c. 20:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-81D (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Sunwing |
| Registration: | C-FFPH |
| MSN: | 39440/4892 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 190 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Santa Clara Airport (SNU/MUSC) -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Santa Clara Airport (SNU/MUSC) |
| Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sunwing flight WG307, a Boeing 737-800, suffered burst no. 1 main landing tyre (outer left) tire on takeoff from Santa Clara Airport (SNU), Cuba.
The pilot decided to divert to Varadero Airport (VRA) for an emergency landing.
TV footage shows the ruptured and deflated tire, but no other visible damage to the aircraft. All the passengers and crew are safe.
Sources:
Noticiero Nacional de Televisión, Cuba;
Cubadebate Cuban news service (includes photos) http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2023/04/26/avion-que-despego-en-emergencia-desde-santa-clara-logra-aterrizar-satisfactoriamente-en-varadero/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 2019 | C-FFPH | Sunwing Airlines | 0 | S of Montreal, QC |  |
non |
| 17 September 2022 | C-FFPH | TUI Airlines Netherlands, lsf Sunwing Airlines | 0 | SW of Bucharest |  |
min |
| Windscreen cracks or failure | ||||||
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2023 05:34 | RJMiranda | Added |
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