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Originally Posted by NickN
what would the reason for a blowout of 3 tires be?
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From hearing reports ranging from passengers being thrown out of their seats and the take off being aborted while the nose was off the ground I think it would be a safe assumption that the tyres (I prefer the Australian spelling of round rubber things) were blown during the rejected take off (RTO) phase of the departure. Given the aircrafts high gross weight for the flight across the Pacific a rejected take off easily has the potential to cause burst tyres. Howver in this instance I think it would be pretty safe to say the tyre issue was a result of another issue on board that gave the crew reason to reject the departure.
As always, I'd prefer to come to a stop on the runway with a few tyres deflated than end up scattered across the floor of the Pacific Ocean because the crew decided to ignore an aircraft fault.
But seriously, passengers thrown out of their seats? Faulty seatbelts, faulty passengers or faulty media reporting?