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FedEx A300 Blows Tires On Landing

Crew Evacuated Safely

Well, any landing you can walk away from, right? And then there are those you run away from.

The two pilots aboard FedEx flight 1954 from Newark (NJ) ran alright, after eight tires on their Airbus A300's main gear blew out upon landing at Fort Lauderdale (FL) Thursday. Neither was hurt. Both will probably be telling the story for years, though.

The aircraft, carrying what FedEx described as a "normal" load of cargo, landed at Fort Lauderdale just after 7:00 am. The tires immediately began smoking and shedding rubber. The crew shut the A300 down on the runway, then slid down the emergency chutes to safety.

"Initial reports were the wheels were on fire because there was so much smoke coming off the tires, but there was no fire," said airport spokesman Jim Reynolds. There wasn't much left of the tires, though. The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports the aircraft was riding on its rims when it came to a stop.

The runway was shut down for more than 11 hours Thursday as crews jacked up the aircraft and installed new tires. The NTSB is now investigating.

FMI: www.ntsb.gov

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