An American Airlines plane suffered a tire burst and caught fire on takeoff in Florida on Wednesday. Such an incident.
The flight, which had taken off from Tampa and was headed to Phoenix, was delayed due to a “mechanical issue” on the runway just before takeoff, airline spokesman Alfredo Garduño told USA Today on Wednesday. Garduño said the problem involved a tire on the Boeing 737-800.
Tampa International Airport spokesman Joshua Gillin said emergency responders were called to the scene just before 8 a.m. after receiving a call about a tire burst and on fire. Tampa Bay Times.
Garduño said all passengers – 174 passengers and six crew members – “were safely removed from the plane and taken by bus to the terminal.” No other flights were affected by the incident, the Times reported.
All passengers were rebooked on another flight to Phoenix.
“We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused,” Garduño said.
Another airline recently lost a tire.
American Airlines isn’t the only airline to report faulty tires. United Airlines also report The tire came off during takeoff early Monday morning.
The United Airlines plane, flying from Los Angeles to Denver, lost one of its wheels during takeoff just after 7:15 a.m., but landed safely at its destination around 10 a.m., USA Today reported. None of the 174 passengers and crew were injured in the incident, Bloomberg reported. report.
“The tire was recovered in Los Angeles and the cause of the accident is currently under investigation,” United Airlines said in a statement. Further details about the tire were not immediately released.
The lost tire Many incidents United Airlines disclosed the allegations last year, which prompted a federal safety review of the airline. United remains under “enhanced scrutiny” from the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been convened to conduct a thorough investigation of the airline’s operations, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor told USA Today on Monday.
“The FAA has been working closely with the airline to make sure that the aircraft is safe,” David Evans, an FAA-certified airline transport pilot and flight instructor, previously said. united states of americatoday He said it’s “rare” for an airplane to lose a tire and that “it happens every now and then, but ultimately nothing happens.”
