Incident Boeing 737-8HX (WL) 5Y-CYD,
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Date:Friday 15 December 2023
Time:17:46 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8HX (WL)
Owner/operator:Kenya Airways
Registration: 5Y-CYD
MSN: 40553/5372
Year of manufacture:2015
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) -   Kenya
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK)
Destination airport:Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Kenya Airways flight KQ310, a Boeing 737-8HX, suffered a tyre failure on takeoff from Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO).
Tyre debris was found during a regular runway inspection and flight KQ310 was informed. The flight crew elected to return to NBO an made a safe landing at 20:44 UTC.

Sources:

https://viraltea.co.ke/kenya-airways-why-flight-made-emergency-landing-after-turning-back-midair
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/5y-cyd#333e244a

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
11 May 2015 5Y-CYD Kenya Airways 0 Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) non
Collision with other aircraft on apron
19 July 2016 5Y-CYD Kenya Airways 0 Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Dec-2023 11:11 harro Added
16-Dec-2023 11:12 harro Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]

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