A Jayawijaya Dirgantara Boeing 737 freighter suffered a runway excursion after landing at Jayapura-Sentani Airport in Indonesia.
The Boeing 737-300 freighter, with registration PK-JRB, was operating flight JT667 from Wamena Airport to Jayapura-Sentani International Airport.
The aircraft safely landed on Jayapura’s runway 30 at 09:30LT but overran the runway and skidded off the runway by 50 meters, coming to rest on the grass. The aircraft was performing a freight flight.
The aircraft sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported as there were no passengers on board. The plane was towed back and returned to service at 12:50LT.
Jayawijaya Dirgantara cargo 737 overruns runway on landing at Jayapura Airport in Indonesia. No injuries reported. https://t.co/cy2066MaFR pic.twitter.com/FMT54hvHvq
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The Boeing 737-300 involved in the incident was initially delivered to Transbrazil in June 1986. The 35-year-old aircraft has been in service with Jayawijaya Dirgantara since 2019.
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