Report: Fatigue stress caused Ilyushin 76 wheel failure

On October 19th 2009, the pilot of an Ayk Avia IL-76TD, registered EK-76754, requested to return to the departure stand 56 at Sharjah International Airport after an aborted takeoff at runway 12 due to heavy vibration during the aircraft roll. The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority investigated the incident and reported that heavy […]