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United Airlines flight evacuated after blown tires in Denver
DENVER — Passengers and crew on a United Airlines flight were bused to a concourse at Denver International Airport because of two blown tires.
Airport spokeswoman Emily Williams says Flight 448 from Boston landed safely before the problem was discovered Monday evening. United released a statement saying the tires on the Boeing 737 flattened after landing, and the airline apologized to its customers for the inconvenience.
The plane stopped on the taxiway, and the 165 people on board were loaded onto buses.
No injuries were reported
What would have caused this? Such an odd thing to happen.
It’s not a odd thing at all. Tires blow all the time. Sometimes a piece of debris gets into the tire. Some times there is a failure of the tire itself or a manufacturing flaw. The brake and anti skid systems fail now and then. At high hot airports the increased TAS can cause hot brakes and fuse plug failures. Often when one tire blows the other goes with it.