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Swiss A340 stranded halfway down taxiway J with No 4 engine damage & all tyres deflated on right hand main bogie.
Pax were disembarked via stairs & returned to terminal by bus. Aircraft surrounded by fire trucks & engineers trying to work out how to move it.
Pax were disembarked via stairs & returned to terminal by bus. Aircraft surrounded by fire trucks & engineers trying to work out how to move it.
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Would have been easier if the pilots had asked what wasn't damaged 
Hub failure of some sort, tyre exited stage right at near light-speed, boing-boing, must have bounced somehow, flipped up, then took out 2x c-ducts on the #4. My guess is BER on the c-ducts. Engine itself was pretty lucky.
But of course this is only a rumour I heard from the guy that shines the shoes in Terminal 1......
Happy Flying,
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Hub failure of some sort, tyre exited stage right at near light-speed, boing-boing, must have bounced somehow, flipped up, then took out 2x c-ducts on the #4. My guess is BER on the c-ducts. Engine itself was pretty lucky.
But of course this is only a rumour I heard from the guy that shines the shoes in Terminal 1......
Happy Flying,
N1 Vibes
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Have a look at another thread running on jetblast concerning the American Captain who was killed holding on to a car tyre. Follow that on to the Mythbusters tyre explosion segment. You'll probably treat tyres with more respect from now on.
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Air under pressure can indeed be a great propellant, ask the mechanic who was shot in the butt 
by the top of a LOX cylinder that some idiot was incorrectly working on, from over 20 metres away, almost killed the poor bloke.
So large amounts of damage caused by exploding tyres would not be surprising.
by the top of a LOX cylinder that some idiot was incorrectly working on, from over 20 metres away, almost killed the poor bloke.So large amounts of damage caused by exploding tyres would not be surprising.
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My hot tip for the day is when you're unsure about anything, enter the hold and dial up IOC, have them patch you through to the RAAF headquarters in Australia or my place in Kowloon. I'll personally enter a deep meditation and channel the aviation god and deliver divine aeronautical advice from the creator.
Another option is to run a CRM model and work through the problem in a clear and concise manner. I like to use the "T.O.S.S" model when things get a bit curly.
T ... Talk about yourself like you've never talked before
O... Observe the faces of those pretending to listen
S ... See the guy next to you burst into tears from laughter
S ... Seek help for delusions of grandeur
I'll be signing autographed copies of FCOMs today in the street, $19.95 and the proceeds go to NAMBLA
Another option is to run a CRM model and work through the problem in a clear and concise manner. I like to use the "T.O.S.S" model when things get a bit curly.
T ... Talk about yourself like you've never talked before
O... Observe the faces of those pretending to listen
S ... See the guy next to you burst into tears from laughter
S ... Seek help for delusions of grandeur
I'll be signing autographed copies of FCOMs today in the street, $19.95 and the proceeds go to NAMBLA
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just a bit of info on how dangerous aircraft tyres are:
the first inflation of a newly assembled aircraft wheel after a tyre change is normally done in a steel cage. they rarely fail, but if they do they could kill anyone standing nearby.
the first inflation of a newly assembled aircraft wheel after a tyre change is normally done in a steel cage. they rarely fail, but if they do they could kill anyone standing nearby.
the first inflation of a newly assembled aircraft wheel after a tyre change is normally done in a steel cage. they rarely fail, but if they do they could kill anyone standing nearby.
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exactly. Once the wheels are assembled they are stored pre-inflated.
@ TKT .. Volkswagen wheels aren't usually assembled by bolting 2 half-hubs into a tubeless tyre, so you can breathe a sigh of relief, now that you're out of mortal danger
@ TKT .. Volkswagen wheels aren't usually assembled by bolting 2 half-hubs into a tubeless tyre, so you can breathe a sigh of relief, now that you're out of mortal danger
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Tyre change - when a wheel assy goes to the wheel overhaul facility to replace the worn out tyre. This is when it is inflated in a cage.
Wheel change - when a worn out wheel assy is removed from an a/c.
Wheel assy's are normally stored at 40psi not 200psi, once on they are inflated to the nominal pressure. You'll notice that those inflating the tyre on the a/c stand in line with the wheel assy, so should the hub fail it doesn't take their legs off.
Wheel change - when a worn out wheel assy is removed from an a/c.
Wheel assy's are normally stored at 40psi not 200psi, once on they are inflated to the nominal pressure. You'll notice that those inflating the tyre on the a/c stand in line with the wheel assy, so should the hub fail it doesn't take their legs off.