BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

07/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/26/2024 03:04

Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered SU-BQL operated by Nile Air on 18/07/2024 at Dammam (Saudi Arabia)

Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered SU-BQL operated by Nile Air on 18/07/2024 at Dammam (Saudi Arabia)

Fire on the left main gear during take-off rollover

Responsible entity

Saudi Arabia - NTSC

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Saudi Arabian authorities:

Aborted take-off on runway 34L due to fire on the left main landing gear, passengers were evacuated via emergency slides.

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General information
Local date 18/07/2024
Responsible entity Saudi Arabia - NTSC
State or area of occurrence Saudi Arabia
Location Dammam AD
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences Unknown
Occurrence class Serious incident
File number BEA2024-0273
Flight Information
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator Egypt - Nile Air
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration SU-BQL
State of registry Egypt
Last departure point Saudi Arabia - OEDF (DMM): Dammam/King Fahd Intl
Planned destination Egypt - HECA (CAI): Cairo/Intl
Flight phase Take-off
Serial number 02410
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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