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Qantas flight turns back after tire explodes midair
(CNN) — A Qantas Airways flight in Australia was forced to turn back after a tire on the plane exploded midair shortly after takeoff. The plane was heading from Brisbane to the eastern city of Mackay on Sunday when a nitrogen-filled tire exploded, damaging part of the wing, according to CNN affiliate Seven News. The jet was forced to burn fuel and circle above Queensland's eastern Sunshine Coast for an hour and a half before touching down back in Brisbane. All 76 passengers on board were… (www.cnn.com) Altro...
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Interesting article....not one mention of the type of A/C. Thanks for supporting my theory.
I did some more research into this and found that this was flight QF2512 serviced by a de Havilland Dash 8-400.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA2512/history/20190928/2345Z/YBBN/YBMK
Since the gear retracts into the engine nacelle, a bursting tire had the potential to damage the wing as well as the engine. I don’t know if the gear was already retracted when the tire burst.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA2512/history/20190928/2345Z/YBBN/YBMK
Since the gear retracts into the engine nacelle, a bursting tire had the potential to damage the wing as well as the engine. I don’t know if the gear was already retracted when the tire burst.
They show a 747.. yet speak of 76 passengers so..
At least they didn't call it a Cessna...
Piper Cub or Learjet. LOL
Dash 8 jumbo
A380 in the photo..not -8
