Simon - The link you provided is for a different incident. The tires in Kano were thermally discharged as the result of a heavy weight landing where the captain braked very aggressively in order to use the high speed exit from the runway.....for no apparent reason. All but two of the main wheel tires discharged, but the the company successfully covered up the severity of the incident....not too hard to do when the NCAA doesn't have a clue! The asian captain was one of the guys who came every year with a fake p/c. The near crash mentioned in an earlier post concerned the final flight from Jeddah that departed on 24/11. The severely overloaded plane had a stall warning and aerodynamic buffet very close to the ground and the crew didn't follow the correct recovery procedure. The NCAA has shown no willingness to conduct a proper investigation of this incident!
Last edited by gear_yanker; 26th May 2013 at 14:36.