21 October 2013

Vietnam airlines flight VN-1673 , ATR-72-500 registration VN-B219 from Haiphong to Danang Vietnam with 41 passengers landed at Danang airport and taxied to parking when after checks they found that one from two nose wheels was missing.The crew didn't report something during the flight.Further inspection in front gear system showed that the gear shaft had been broken causing the wheel to seperate

 

Vietnam Civel Aviation Authority has opened an investigation

 

Vietnam airlines suspended temporarily all their 12 ATR-72 for further inspection

 

VN-B219

© Shotaro Shimizu

 

First flight:16-09-2009

Age:4.1 years

 

Danang airport