Tyre burst for Air India
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An aviation disaster was averted when the rear tyre of an Air India flight burst upon landing. The Male-Chennai flight, travelling via Thiruvananthapuram, was safe and all 152 passengers and crew on board escaped unhurt in the incident.
This is the third such incident for the Indian carrier in less than three weeks, with a similar incident occurring during an Ahmedabad-New Delhi flight in July, along with a New Delhi-Allahabad flight in August.
Airport acting Director Shibu Rebort was quoted in Times of India saying that two tyres in the right side of the Airbus-320 burst while landing but it did not cause spark or any damage to the aircraft.
He said the tyre burst could be caused either by landing problems or variation of pressure in the tyres, which would be known after a technical examination. The runway remained closed for 1.20 hours during which the aircraft was pulled towards the exit taxiway. The incident had been reported to the Director General of Civil Aviation, he said.
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