Two tires of the main right rear wheel system of an Airbus 300 airplane affiliated to the Iranian Airlines were blown out when taking off from King Abdulaziz International Airport. The flight number was 1758 heading to Tehran, Iran at 11 pm Saturday. The incident forced the pilot to immediately cancel the taking off and stop the airplane in a sub-runway at the airport. The Information Spokesman of the General Authority of Civil Aviation Abdulhamid bin Hammad Aba Al-Ura said that the pilot overused the brakes to stop the plane which in turn resulted in a minor fire in the right rear wheel system. The Fire and Rescue Unit at the airport quickly controlled the fire after receiving a direct report from the plane. The process of extinguishing the fire took two minutes. In a press release today, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said that the incident did not result in any casualties among the 286 passengers, including the plane's crew. All passengers were transported to the terminal at the airport. The runway was not damaged and therefore was opened. The flow of air traffic was smooth after ensuring the safety of the runway. The response to the situation took twelve minutes which is a record in accordance with international standards.
