That's what happened to the Concorde but it crashed and burned.
I went to the DR back like 25 yr ago, the plane we were on (a 727 if I
recall) broke at Punta Cana and the crowd who supposed to leave couldn't
until the airline could muster a part and a mechanic and an airplane to
fly down there and fix the thing, which took another day or so. The
resort (Club Med) had to bus everyone somewhere else and put them up in
hotels, not sure who paid for that.
--R
On 2/13/14 5:15 PM, Jon Agne wrote:
Did you guys hear about the blown tire in Madrid a few weeks ago? A Delta
Boeing 767 hits a piece of metal on the runway just at rotation and tire #8
blows. The debris knocked a hole in the top of the right wing so the
passengers can see it. In the process of knocking that hole in the wing, it
severs the hydraulic lines for 2 of the 3 hydraulics systems: Cannot raise the
landing gear, Primary and alternate brakes inop….down to the brake accumulator,
no nose wheel steering, reverse thrust inop on right engine, normal flap
extension/retraction inop (must use backup electric motors), etc., etc.
The crew elects for an immediate return and performs a textbook heavy-weight
approach and landing to Madrid. Brake accumulator fails at approximately 80
knots on rollout (remember, no nose wheel steering) so Captain uses reverse
thrust on left engine to exit on a high speed taxiway and dribble off into the
grass.
No injuries.
The moral of the story: Blown tires in an aircraft are not to be taken lightly.
Just saying’.
I hope everyone is enjoying their winter storm! I have a fire going, and am
celebrating the fact that I am on off days!
Jon
On Feb 13, 2014, at 12:24 PM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote:
wouldn't he then know better than anyone what a POS low rent operation
delta is?
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:20 PM, <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hey you know, one of us on this list is a Delta pilot so you better watch
it!! :)
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On Feb 13, 2014, at 12:09 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net>
wrote:
Good old delta and their junk planes strike again. You might see
something about a plane crash on the news tonight, will know in a minute
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 13, 2014, at 12:06 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net>
wrote:
Took off. About 45min into flying they say they think they blew a tire.
Getting ready to land in Atlanta again.
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