B773, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023

B773, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023

Summary

On 28 June 2023, a Boeing 777-300ER touched down in heavy rain on the left side of the runway at Dhaka and continued to drift left until the left main gear departed the side of the runway. The left gear paralleled the runway edge for over 400 metres before it was returned to the runway. The flight crew initially said they were unaware of the excursion but once parked, ground crew found significant damage to the left main gear. The captain had delayed taking over from the first officer until it was too late to avoid a runway excursion. 

Description

On 28 June 2023, a Boeing 777-300ER (HZ-AK28) operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines on a scheduled international passenger flight from Riyadh to Dhaka as SVA 806 touched down to the left of the landing runway centreline before drifting farther to the left. The left main landing gear departed the edge of the paved surface and paralleled the runway edge for over 400 metres before the aircraft was returned to the runway. It was brought to stop and then cleared to backtrack and exit the runway to taxi to its parking position without either pilot reportedly being aware of the excursion. Once the aircraft reached its parking position, ground crew saw that there was significant damage to the left main gear and informed the captain.

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