American Airlines plane blows tires while landing at Chicago O'Hare
On Tuesday afternoon, tires on a US airline American Airlines plane burst after landing at Chicago's O'Hare Airport in the United States. Passengers left by stairs and were bused to the terminal.
Tires on an American Airlines plane burst as it landed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in the United States on Tuesday afternoon, 20 October. The aircraft was operating Flight 41 from Barcelona, Spain, to Chicago. The news outlet CBS News was the first to report the incident, on the social platform X.
What the aviation regulator said
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the US body that oversees civil aviation, said that at around 2:30 p.m. the crew reported a problem with the brakes. After touchdown, the crew also reported a blown tire.
Passengers leave the aircraft
Passengers got off the plane using stairs. They were then taken by bus to the airport terminal.
The captain told the 245 passengers on board that the aircraft's tires had burst. According to an account from the flight, there was no screaming and no panic in the cabin, but people were shocked. Passengers looked at one another, unsure how to react to what had happened.
The source does not say whether anyone was hurt, what caused the incident, or whether airport operations were disrupted. The FAA has issued information about the event, including the crew's reports of the brake problem and the blown tire, which were made as the flight arrived at Chicago.
