[mewzilla]

Tire pressure change...Could the area where the tires were tucked have overheated causing a tire to blow? The heat might not have caused a problem for metal, but could it cause a tire to expand and blow?

[Route66]

'Could the area where the tires were tucked have overheated causing a tire to blow? The heat might not
have caused a problem for metal, but could it cause a tire to expand and blow?'
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They have speculated that the insulation which came loose during takeoff - was from one of the landing gear doors.
A loss of insulation from this area was deemed to not be dangerous for the continuation of the flight. Unfortunately, they may have been wrong.

[steveegg]

Tire pressure change...Could the area where the tires were tucked have overheated causing a tire to blow? The heat might not have caused a problem for metal, but could it cause a tire to expand and blow?

While overheating of the area could have caused a tire to blow, it is unlikely that the tire fragments would have caused catastrophic damage. It is more likely that the same time the tires were heating up, so was the wing structure in the area and forward toward the leading edge and both let go basically simultaneously.