Air India Express aircraft’s nose wheel faces malfunction at Phuket airport — here’s what we know

According to the airline’s statement on Wednesday, it was stated that the Air India Express plane operating the Hyderabad-Phuket flight encountered a nose wheel problem at Phuket International Airport in Thailand.

The nose wheel is a critical component of the aircraft’s landing gear system, responsible for supporting the front of the aircraft during taxiing, takeoff and landing.

“We confirm that our Hyderabad-Phuket flight on March 11 experienced an issue with the nose wheel at Phuket Airport,” Air India Express said in a statement. he said.

Phuket closed the track after the incident

The only runway at Phuket Airport was closed following a landing incident involving an Air India Express flight, according to tracking website Flightradar

“The plane landed at 04:24 UTC, and pictures on social media show that the plane was on the runway with its front landing gear damaged,” X said.

Flightradar added that according to NOTAM, the runway will remain closed until 11:00 UTC.

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