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Old 15th May 2014 | 20:49
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gulfairs
 
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From: Kerikeri New Zealand
reef runwak PHNL

When I operated out of Honolulu, if we had to taxi back to the terminal it was an automatic complete set of wheels change or wait 2 and a bit hours with nitrogen cooling.
The Tyre bead is the weak link in all aircraft tyres particularly WHEN EACH WHEEL IS HOLD UP 24 TONNES
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