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Tires on Delta flight deflate on landing
Maintenance teams are examining a Delta Airlines plane after two of its tires deflated upon landing in Salt Lake City. (www.washingtonpost.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This article explains part of the confusion above. It says that after about 10 minutes 34 parralell was open, not both of them.
Great feedback here from those flat landers
and jet jockeys --alike.
Anyway you look at it ---they went flat !
Why ?
and jet jockeys --alike.
Anyway you look at it ---they went flat !
Why ?
Actually, most jets do have brakes for the front tires. They are rub blocks, mounted in the wheel well, that rub on the wear surface of the tire to stop the wheel spin. This eliminates the vibration caused by the slight unbalance of the spinning wheel. they do not however help stop the aircraft on the ground.
Brakes on the NOSE GEAR of an A320??? I don't think so.
Anybody get pics? An exploding tyre spreading rubber debris accross the runway is very different to fuseable plugs letting them deflate.
And was it the left mains or the nosewheels? Exploding tyre would suggest a hard landing or over-worn tyre? Or both?
And was it the left mains or the nosewheels? Exploding tyre would suggest a hard landing or over-worn tyre? Or both?
This is all real interesting. 2 comments here from folks at the Airport and their version don't sound anything like what was in the article. I have seen some minor ignorance before with the media, but there is a whole lot of difference in "momentarily stopping on the runway" and 4 hours, AND tires blowing on impact and the UHP having to close I80 to pick up tire debris?????????????????? Something going on here that ain't been told. Hard brakes can cause a bead melt on the tires just like the NASCAR cars on a short track. If a pilot lands long, or if part of a runway gets shut off ahead of him(due to construction or whatever) or if he just tries and grab an earlier turnout, they can heat up.
A little better picture but Im still confused and I saw it happen.
@Wayne - It wasn't a terribly long landing. From my perspective (just south of A concourse) it seemed she was stopped by H8 or roughly 6000' from 34R threshold.