Delta MD90 at Chicago on Jul 11th 2012, burst tyre on landing

Last Update: July 13, 2012 / 22:58:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 11, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Burst tyre on landing

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1321

Departure
Minneapolis, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N909DA

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90

ICAO Type Designator
MD90

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90, registration N909DA performing flight DL-1321 from Minneapolis,MN to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), landed on O'Hare's runway 10, vacated the runway and was handed off to ground. Tower subsequently instructed the next arrival to go around reporting debris on the runway. In the meantime another aircraft reported on ground frequency the Delta landing on 10 had just blown a tyre. Upon checking with ground the Delta crew was informed about the blown tyre and decided to stop on taxiway F near intersection with taxiways B. Another crew reported the blown tyre was the left inboard main tyre. About 7 minutes later another crew reported there was smoke coming from the landing gear, emergency services responded, the aircraft was shut down and subsequently towed to the apron.

A passenger reported the aircraft had just turned off runway 10 when it stopped, an operations vehicle showed up with the driver walking around the aircraft. A few minutes later fire trucks pulled up. The captain announced they had blown a tyre on landing, had hot brakes and needed to wait for the brakes to cool down before being towed to the gate. The aircraft was towed to the gate about 45 minutes after landing reaching the gate 60 minutes after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N909DA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
MD-90-30
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD90
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 11, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Burst tyre on landing

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1321

Departure
Minneapolis, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N909DA

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90

ICAO Type Designator
MD90

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