Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Wed, 03/24/2010 5:31 PM
One of the tires of a Lion Air passenger jet with flight number JT 796 burst after the plane landed at Hassanudin Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
All 191 passengers and eight crew members were unharmed.
State airport management company PT Angkasa Pura I staff member Kintoron said the tire of the Boeing 737-900 ER jet, which was on a stopover on its way to Ambon, Maluku, punctured as it entered the taxi way to the apron at about 11:30 a.m. local time.
“The plane landed normally, but as soon as it entered the taxi way, one of its tires suddenly punctured, thereby forcing it to stop,” Kintoron said.
The emergency stoppage of the plane, however, did not affect the flow of flights at the airport.
Kintoron said after all the passengers and crew members had been evacuated, the plane was dragged onto the apron. The evacuation process took around one hour, he said.
Kintoron said he could not provide further details on the cause of the incident as he was still waiting for results of an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Committee.
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