{"id":142341,"date":"2026-05-11T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=142341"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:34:38","slug":"turkish-airlines-a330-tyres-catch-fire-at-kathmandu-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/turkish-airlines-a330-tyres-catch-fire-at-kathmandu-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Airlines A330 Tyres Catch Fire at Kathmandu Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ISTANBUL\u2014<\/strong> A <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/turkish-airlines\/\">Turkish Airlines (TK)<\/a> aircraft operating flight TK726 from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu experienced a tyre fire on its right landing gear during touchdown on Monday morning (May 11, 2026). Airport fire services contained the blaze, and all occupants were evacuated through the emergency exits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight carried 278 passengers and 11 crew members, including several United Nations officials. Airport security at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) confirmed that the Turkish Airlines crew completed the evacuation safely, with no reported injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1073px-TC-LOC_Airbus_A330-300_Turkish_Airlines_DUS_2018-03-11_26a_27863831198-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish Airlines A330 Tyres Catch Fire at Kathmandu Airport\" class=\"wp-image-35204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1073px-TC-LOC_Airbus_A330-300_Turkish_Airlines_DUS_2018-03-11_26a_27863831198-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1073px-TC-LOC_Airbus_A330-300_Turkish_Airlines_DUS_2018-03-11_26a_27863831198-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1073px-TC-LOC_Airbus_A330-300_Turkish_Airlines_DUS_2018-03-11_26a_27863831198-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1073px-TC-LOC_Airbus_A330-300_Turkish_Airlines_DUS_2018-03-11_26a_27863831198-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1073px-TC-LOC_Airbus_A330-300_Turkish_Airlines_DUS_2018-03-11_26a_27863831198-750x503.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1073px-TC-LOC_Airbus_A330-300_Turkish_Airlines_DUS_2018-03-11_26a_27863831198.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Marvin Mutz &#8211; TC-LOC Airbus A330-300 Turkish Airlines DUS 2018-03-11 (26a), CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=69609665<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-turkish-airlines-plane-tyres-catch-fire\">Turkish Airlines Plane Tyres Catch Fire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident took place during the landing roll at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The right-side tyres of the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aircraft caught fire<\/a> as the aircraft made contact with the runway. Airport ground crews deployed fire engines and brought the flames under control before the situation escalated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SP Rajkumar Silawal of the airport security division shared the details with news agency ANI. He confirmed that the aircraft carrying the call sign TK726 was inbound from Istanbul when the tyre fire occurred during landing. He added that the fire was contained using a fire engine and that all passengers were safely evacuated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video circulating on social media showed flames on the right landing gear, accompanied by a thick column of grey smoke rising from the wheel assembly. Passengers exited the aircraft through the emergency doors and slides while ground teams worked to suppress the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-343 evacuated at Kathmandu Airport after a fire broke out in its landing gear upon arrival from Istanbul.<br><br>All 277 passengers \u200band 11 crew \u2060arriving from Istanbul were evacuated using the \u200bemergency exits following the fire, and nobody \u200bwas injured,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VDMFgh3HaY\">pic.twitter.com\/VDMFgh3HaY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Breaking Aviation News &amp; Videos (@aviationbrk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aviationbrk\/status\/2053721072910889298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight TK726 was operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=A330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbus A330-300<\/a>, registered as <strong>TC-JNP<\/strong>. Further, it is a 14-year-old aircraft powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Turkish Airlines Planes at Istanbul Airport\" class=\"wp-image-60893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-1600x1068.png 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-1536x1025.png 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-750x500.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31-1140x761.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-31.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: \u00a9 Konstantin &#8216;KVentz&#8217; Ventslavovich, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-passenger-composition-and-evacuation-response\">Passenger Composition and Evacuation Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight manifest included 278 passengers along with 11 crew members. Among the travellers were several officials associated with the United Nations who had been routed through Kathmandu for their assignments in Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cabin crew members initiated the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Emergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emergency evacuation<\/a> procedure once the aircraft came to a stop. All occupants exited the aircraft using the emergency slides and were moved to a safe distance from the burning landing gear. Fire suppression teams continued cooling operations on the affected wheel area after the evacuation was complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither the Tribhuvan International Airport authorities nor Turkish Airlines have issued an official statement regarding the incident. The exact cause of the tyre fire remains under investigation, and no preliminary findings have been released to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1078px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-300_TC-JOD_NRT_17554172872-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish Airlines A330 Tyres Catch Fire at Kathmandu Airport\" class=\"wp-image-35206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1078px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-300_TC-JOD_NRT_17554172872-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1078px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-300_TC-JOD_NRT_17554172872-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1078px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-300_TC-JOD_NRT_17554172872-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1078px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-300_TC-JOD_NRT_17554172872-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1078px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-300_TC-JOD_NRT_17554172872-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1078px-Turkish_Airlines_Airbus_A330-300_TC-JOD_NRT_17554172872.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Masakatsu Ukon &#8211; Turkish Airlines, Airbus A330-300 TC-JOD NRT, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=42013200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-previous-turkish-airlines-incident-at-kathmandu\">Previous Turkish Airlines Incident at Kathmandu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Turkish Airlines has experienced a serious incident at the same airport in the past. In 2015, a Turkish Airlines aircraft skidded off the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport and came to rest on the grassy shoulder after losing balance during the landing sequence. The runway closure that followed kept the airport shut for four days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial reports from the 2015 event suggested that a loss of situational awareness by the flight captain during the final approach caused the Airbus A330 to deviate from the runway centre line. That flight, also operating under call sign TK726 from Istanbul, was carrying 224 people when it veered into the grassland to the left of the runway at the fog-affected airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No passengers sustained injuries during the 2015 runway excursion, and all occupants were evacuated through the emergency doors. The repeated involvement of the same flight number at the same airport has drawn attention from aviation observers, although no link between the two events has been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-1024x555.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-1024x555.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-768x416.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-50x27.webp 50w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-1600x867.webp 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-1536x832.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-150x81.webp 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-450x244.webp 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10-1200x650.webp 1200w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2009-03_Kathmandu_10.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathmandu Airport; Photo- Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tribhuvan-international-airport-operational-context\">Tribhuvan International Airport Operational Context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Kathmandu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)<\/a> is the only international gateway serving Nepal and handles a significant volume of widebody traffic from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport has a single runway and is bordered by terrain that limits operational flexibility during emergency situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operations at the airport were affected briefly while emergency crews secured the area and inspected the runway surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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