A Fokker plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) suffered a flat tire while about to take off at the
Col. Miguel Ernesto Okol, PAF spokesperson, said the incident occurred at around 6 a.m. prior to the plane's departure for
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.
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