Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered SU-BQL operated by Nile Air on 18/07/2024 at Dammam (Saudi Arabia)

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

Aborted take-off on runway 34L due to fire on the left main landing gear, passengers were evacuated via emergency slides.

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General information
Local date	18/07/2024
Responsible entity	Saudi Arabia - NTSC
State or area of occurrence	Saudi Arabia
Location	Dammam AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2024-0273

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Egypt - Nile Air
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	SU-BQL
State of registry	Egypt
Last departure point	Saudi Arabia - OEDF (DMM): Dammam/King Fahd Intl
Planned destination	Egypt - HECA (CAI): Cairo/Intl
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	02410
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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