On the afternoon of April 9, at approximately 17:30 p.m., a RYANAIR aircraft suffered a nose wheel tire explosion. The incident took place at Dublin Airport. The aircraft operated flight FR5542 from Liverpool without incident and landed at 17:29 on the runway at Dublin Airport,
At the time of hitting the runway with the front jamb, a tire on one wheel blew out and damaged the entire front gear. The plane involved has the callsign EI-DHH, an 737-year-old Boeing 800-18. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Ryanair's fleet typically seat 189 people in an economy-only configuration.
No injuries were reported in this incident. Passengers disembarked through the rear door of the aircraft under the supervision of flight personnel and emergency teams.
At the time of the incident, AirportsLiveTV.com was broadcasting the event live, with the image above showing fire crews surrounding the aircraft.
As a result of the incident, Dublin Airport's runway 28L was blocked and several aircraft had to divert to nearby Shannon Airport. Dublin Airport continued to operate on one runway – 28R.
Ryanair said the aircraft would be towed to the hangar for further inspection. In addition to the visible technical problem, there may be other damage in the frontal area of the aircraft.