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Old 19th Aug 2012, 02:25
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pattern_is_full
 
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Landed safely... crew was able to restart affected engine.

I'll be interested to find out if this was a main gear tire, and the explosive force was enough to put rubber shrapnel ahead of the engine intakes...

Or sent rubber up the tailpipe...

or if it was a nosegear failure.

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