Incident to the Airbus A330 registered HZ-AQC and operated by Saudia on 27/12/2017 at Lucknow (India) [Investigation led by AIB / Saudi Arabia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Saudi Arabian authorities:

While lining up on runway 27, the left wheel of the nose landing gear detached.

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General information
Local date	27/12/2017
Responsible entity	Saudi Arabia - AIB
State or area of occurrence	India
Location	AD Lucknow
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2018-0001

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabian Airlines
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	HZ-AQC
State of registry	Saudi Arabia
Last departure point	India - VILK (LKO) : Lucknow
Planned destination	Saudi Arabia - OERK (RUH) : Riyadh/King Khalid Intl
Flight phase	Taxi
Serial number	1137
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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