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Old 18th Oct 2021, 14:04
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hunbet
 
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Having spent 41 years working on 737's I would classify this as 3 separate incidences of different failures.

The broken wheel a result of missing a small crack on inspection during the last tire buildup.\
The blown tire a result of an underinflated tire. It could have occurred at any time it was on the axle. Underinflated tires cause heat buildup and eventually failure .
The 4 blown tires by skidding on a wet runway and applying brakes before the wheels have come up to speed after touchdown. Locked wheel protection doesn't kick in until the wheel has come up to a certain speed.In the pictures you can see the surface is wet.

I have seen all 3 of these failures many times over 41 years and have seen multiple flat spotted tires on the same shift, broken rims about 3 times and blown tires almost weekly.
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