Created Thursday, Jul 8th 2021 16:59Z, last updated Saturday, Jul 24th 2021 06:51Z
An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQI performing flight
AF-178 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Mexico City (Mexico), landed hard on Mexico City's runway 23L at 21:50Z and taxied to the apron, the crew maintained routine communication.
A United Airbus A319-100 registration N890UA performing flight UA-1090 from Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) to Mexico City, landed on runway 23L just after the Air France Boeing 777 and reported a large chunk of unknown substance, possibly a tyre, on the runway in the touchdown zone, the foreign object debris was not from them.
The Boeing 777 remained on the ground in Mexico for 3 days, then positioned as flight AF-6700 to Paris and resumed service on Jul 8th 2021.
Mexico's AIB reported a part to support the right hand main gear detached during landing on runway 23L and was found on the runway. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
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