Wednesday, June 5, 2013

PAF's Fokker plane suffers flat tire while about to take off

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 5): PAF's Fokker plane suffers flat tire while about to take off

A Fokker plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) suffered a flat tire while about to take off at the Manila International Airport Wednesday morning.

Col. Miguel Ernesto Okol, PAF spokesperson, said the incident occurred at around 6 a.m. prior to the plane's departure for Landingan Airport in Misamis Oriental.

The F-27 was supposed to carry personnel who will inspect the airfield there.

Okol said the aircraft was taxing along the runway when the pilots noticed an unusual forward movement of the aircraft.

Upon inspection, the crew noticed the plane's flat tire.

"The crew alerted the tower and the maintenance team from the 220th airlift wing, removed the aircraft by towing it back to the hangar. The aircraft cleared the runway by 8:30 a.m.," Okol said.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=531394

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