TANGERANG - Garuda Indonesia Operations Director, Capt. Tumpal M. Hutapea revealed that the front tire of the Garuda Indonesia aircraft was removed after landing normally at Raja Haji Fisabillah Airport, Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (Kepri).

Tumpal said no casualties hit the crew and passengers of the Boeing 737-800 route Jakarta-Tanjungpinang in the incident that occurred on Wednesday, April 16.

"All 161 passengers and crew are in safe condition," said Tumpal in his statement, Wednesday, April 16.

Garuda Indonesia mengaku seluruh prosedur pemeriksaan sebelum penerbangan (pre-flight check) telah dilaksanakan secara menyeluruh oleh tim teknis yang berwenang.

"A moment after the landing, further inspections were carried out by the technical team of Garuda Indonesia in coordination with the relevant aviation authorities," he explained.

"The results of the examination show that the incident that took off one of the tires after the plane landed did not cause further disruption to the aircraft system as a whole," continued Tumpal.

The tire component that experienced this problem, continued Tumpal, had been replaced with new spare parts according to standard operating feasibility.

The aircraft that experienced the incident had also gone through additional safety tests and inspections before being declared airworthy again.

After the incident, the PK-GUD aircraft serving the GA-288 flight had returned to operation and landed normally at Soekarno Hatta International Airport.

"We apologize to all passengers for the inconvenience that arises and continue to be committed to strengthening flight safety governance," he said.


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