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Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Landing After Tyre Failure
A Sepehran Airlines passenger plane had trouble soon after taking off.
One of its tyres reportedly burst.
The problem was said to damage an engine and make the plane shake very hard.
The shaking reportedly caused part of the ceiling inside the cabin to break apart.
Passengers became frightened when they saw the damage.
The Boeing 737 had left Mashhad Hashemi Nejad International Airport in Iran.
It was traveling toward Kermanshah.
The plane was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing.
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 reportedly suffered a tyre failure shortly after takeoff.
The aircraft departed from Mashhad Hashemi Nejad International Airport in Iran on Tuesday.
The flight was heading to Kermanshah when the incident occurred.
The tyre failure reportedly damaged an engine and caused severe vibrations.
The shaking allegedly broke apart part of the cabin ceiling, alarming passengers before an emergency landing.
- Who
- Passengers and crew aboard a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737.
- What
- A tyre reportedly failed, causing severe vibrations, cabin-ceiling damage, and an emergency landing.
- Where
- On a flight from Mashhad Hashemi Nejad International Airport in Iran toward Kermanshah.
- When
- Tuesday, shortly after takeoff.
- Why
- The reported tyre failure allegedly damaged an engine and triggered severe vibrations.
Key facts
- Airline
- Sepehran Airlines
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Departure airport
- Mashhad Hashemi Nejad International Airport
- Reported destination
- Kermanshah
- Initial problem
- A tyre reportedly failed shortly after takeoff.
- Reported damage
- The failure allegedly damaged an engine and part of the cabin ceiling.
- Outcome
- The aircraft was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing.
Sources
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