Federal authorities are examining an occurrence in which an American Airlines aircraft flying from Dallas to Los Angeles suffered a tire issue, simply a week after a United Airlines jetliner lost a tire throughout launch.
The Federal Aviation Administration stated Thursday that initial details suggested that American flight 345 “blew a tire” throughout launch from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport however stated later on “the team reported a blowout.” American stated the pilots got a caution of low pressure in among the tires.
The Boeing 777 landed securely and taxied cab to eviction under its own power, American stated.
That design of aircraft has 14 tires to deal with the pressure of launches and landings: 6 on each of the 2 primary landing equipment assemblies and 2 more under the nose landing equipment. The FAA is likewise examining an event recently in which a United Airlines Boeing 777 lost a tire throughout launch in San Francisco and interrupted a flight to Japan, landing securely at Los Angeles International Airport.
Both aircrafts in the current occurrences are more than twenty years old.
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