Originally Posted by
Berick8
Likely the brake temps were already too hot before takeoff as the pilots may have been over-riding the brakes in order to taxi slowly to get more pay.
when tyre burst and takeoff was stopped, remaining brakes overheated.
they did a precautionary disembarkation.
people sustained injuries.
i have a feeling had mgmt not cut pilots pay this may have not happened as brakes/tyres would have been much cooler before takeoff 😂
At least some minor injuries are always inevitable when using slides for an emergency evac from a widebody with 250+ pax many of whom will be elderly, possibly infirm, very young etc.
Knowing injuries are a consideration and apparently able to taxi back to the gate area, curious why evac w/slides was ordered rather than simply deplaning via airstair or gate? Crowd (pax) control on the ramp as a consequence of using multiple exit points simultaneously also comes with its own set of safety issues, and certainly there would at least be trucks and equipment responding to the hot brakes/ wheel assembly on that side.
Seems like there must be more to the nature of the problem than what's been reported.