Delta MD90 at Chicago on Jul 11th 2012, burst tyre on landing
Last Update: July 13, 2012 / 22:58:38 GMT/Zulu time
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 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
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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