The right rear axle tyre of a A320 aircraft belonging to low-cost carrier AirAsia burst upon landing at the Sibu Airport at 7.20pm yesterday.

Malaysia Airports Bhd’s Sibu Airport manager Zainuddin Abu Nasir said none of the 138 passengers and six crew on board Flight AK6440 were hurt in the incident.

The plane was ordered to taxi to 'Bay 3' when it completed its landing and was subsequently disallowed from taking off.

Zainuddin said the incident also caused a runway light to be damaged but it did not affect other flights.

"The plane is undergoing repair and the damaged bulb has also been replaced," he said.

Passengers scheduled to board the plane on the Sibu-Kuching route at 7.50pm yesterday had to wait for a replacement aircraft and have been scheduled to depart early this morning.

The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

It is learnt the incident caused two flights - the MH3383 to Kuching and MH3660 to Miri - to be delayed by several hours.

- Bernama