yup, somebody's got some splainin to do... if it took out 5 tires, what else got bent or came loose in the process???
Posted on 08/02/2009 7:05:58 PM PDT by Steelfish
Northwest jet blows 5 tires on landing in Minn.
The Associated Press Aug. 2, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, closing a runway for a few hours.
No injuries were reported in Sunday's incident. Fifteen employees were on the plane, but there were no passengers.
The plane landed without crashing or going off the runway, although one runway was blocked for the rest of the afternoon.
It's not clear why the tires blew. Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman Pat Hogan says the pilot reported his brakes were overheating. Hogan says airplanes have dual wheels like semitrailers that provide stability if tires blow.
Hogan says the plane was arriving in Minnesota to prepare for future flights. It was being operated by Delta Airlines.
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There is a showboat involved.
And undoubtedly more than a hundred sets of underwear.
By blowing, the tires were just imitating Northwest’s customer service.
Northwest — The Cattle Car in the Sky.
/johnny
It can't be much worse than United or US Airways.
vertical-landing attempt?
I have aircraft tires on the front of my tractor, 22 ply rating, those are some tuff tires.
We don’t call them ‘Northworst Airlines’ for nothing.
Agree that US Air/United are a close 2nd. US Air charges you for just about everything and then inflight they peddle the credit card. Sick of flying, airports, TSA and bum airlines too.
You must have missed this part:
Fifteen employees were on the plane, but
yup, somebody's got some splainin to do... if it took out 5 tires, what else got bent or came loose in the process???
Are they using recaps or something?
Or as one of my senior stewardess [flight attendant, if you prefer] friends says;
"The Proud Bird with the Red Ass"
Hopefully the probability of it happening twice in one month is astronomical. I have to fly into MN to fly into SLC to fly into CO to get to southern UT later this month for my sons wedding.
The things you will do for your kids. I was hoping I would never have to fly again now that I live “outside”
High sink rate most likely the cause.
I.e. coming down too fast.
Was this being piloted by a novice?
may I ask how you got them? I have an A&P and would like to one day have my own farm...
MADE IN USA ...Better start importing from Japan .
This is what we call a really hard landing.
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