US Airways plane blows tire on takeoff in Philadelphia, passengers evacuated
Source: CNN.com
(CNN) -- A US Airways plane blew a tire while taking off Thursday evening at Philadelphia International Airport, prompting it to abruptly come to a stop, an airline spokesman said.
Todd Lechmacher, the US Airways spokesman, said there were no initial reports of injuries, but a Philadelphia fire department spokesman told CNN that there was one minor injury.
Passengers on the Florida-bound flight were evacuated from the plane onto the runway and waited to be picked up, according to Lechmacher.
CNN first learned of the incident via tweets from people at the airport.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320 with 149 passengers and five crew members on board, never caught fire, said Lechmacher. Flight 1702 had been scheduled to take-off at 5:50 p.m. and arrive in southern Florida at 8:42 p.m., according to US Airways' website.
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Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)tire blowouts have caused more than a few major tragedies over the years...
So your plane crashes, what's the first thing you do?
Take a selfie of course!
https://twitter.com/han_horan/status/444246200451989504/photo/1
Jesus H. Christ I'm starting to despise twitter...
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)bigworld
(1,807 posts)Must have been a hell of a bump
Scuba
(53,475 posts)FOD (foreign object damage) is the most common cause.
A blown tire should not cause the nose gear to collapse.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,282 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)That is quite a scare they had.