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Old 5th Feb 2010, 12:03
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I'm fully aware that limiting RTOs may produce deflations and indeed fires, thankyou to you all.

While considerable design effort is made to preclude fires whenever possible the regulations recognize the rarity of such high energy situations and allow brake fires after a maximum energy condition provided that any fires that may occur are confined to the wheels, tires and brakes ...

... the probability of a crew experiencing a brake fire at the conclusion of an RTO is very low, considering brake design factors, the dispatch parameters and the service history.
Information quoted from Boeing's Take Off Saftey Training Aid (TOSTA).

Prima Facie - on the face of it. Sufficient to require further investigation.

That means that it's a bit rich to say "12 tyre bursts are not important"
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