Blown landing-gear tire causes a flight delay at Tampa International Airport; no injuries reported
FILE- An American Airlines plane, top, taxis to a gate at Tampa International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. A blown landing-gear tire caused a delay Wednesday, July 10, 2024, for American Airlines passengers heading from Tampa to Phoenix. Credit: AP/Chris Urso
TAMPA, Fla. — A blown landing-gear tire caused a delay for American Airlines passengers heading from Tampa to Phoenix Wednesday morning.
Emergency responders were dispatched to American Airlines Flight 590 shortly before 8 a.m., Tampa International Airport spokesman C.J. Johnson said.
A video posted on YouTube shows the airplane taxiing on the runway when its right-rear tire begins to smoke and then collapse. The plane eventually came to a stop at the end of the runway, and emergency vehicles arrived minutes later.
A total of 174 customers and six crew members were taken from the plane and bussed to the terminal, American Airlines spokesman Alfredo Garduño said. No injuries were reported. Passengers from the plane were moved to a replacement flight.
Other flight operations at Tampa International Airport weren't affected, Johnson said.
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