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Old 16th Aug 2002, 12:29
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cirrus01
 
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Recently BA had an Avro RJ main wheel tyre burst on T/O.

Tyre debris took out parts of the U/C door , damaged the flaps, and hit,but not penetrated the Pax windows.

Took about 10 days to fix...........but that could be because BA have a shortage of skilled Engineers !
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