Singapore Airlines 747 Cargo at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. Reports are that following bird ingestion on takeoff roll an aborted takeoff was conducted.
Witnesses reported seeing flames allegedly coming from an engine. 16 tires were damaged in the emergency braking manoeuvre. The cargo was offloaded from the runway to assist in reducing the aircraft’s weight to be able to replace the damaged wheels/tires.
BOEING 747 – MSN 32900 9V-SFO
Serial number 32900 LN:1349
Type 747-412F
First flight date 14/07/2004
Test registration
Plane age 18.8 years
Seat configuration Seat
Hex code 76CCCF
Engines 4 x PW PW4056
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