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Old 8th Apr 2010, 07:28
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Dodo56
 
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The swiss cheese model strikes again. Design factors may be something we can do nothing about but if the aircraft had been operated with tyre pressures as designed none of this would have happened, simples. That's the lesson for us.

Tyres can and do fail as little as 30% underinflated and some designs are higher stressed than others. Experience on other types is no excuse for complacency, that's why we have manuals and specs.

How often do we check tyre pressures? How many of us know how frequently they should be checked? What would you do if you checked tyres and found they were over pressure? Tyres do lose up to 5% px in 24hrs, this is a fact and not cause for rejection. Does your AMP have the necessary checks in it?
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