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July 2nd around 2030 I pulled into the gate in JFK to lots of fire trucks, ambulances, lights, sirens etc at a gate next to us. When we asked some people what was up we were told a Comair mechanic was filling up a tire when it exploded and cut his arm off through the bone and was hanging buy a little skin. Also told he was only 19 and 2 weeks out of Mech. school. Does any know this guys and any details about his situation. As we know word of mouth is often exagerated. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
 
July 2nd around 2030 I pulled into the gate in JFK to lots of fire trucks, ambulances, lights, sirens etc at a gate next to us. When we asked some people what was up we were told a Comair mechanic was filling up a tire when it exploded and cut his arm off through the bone and was hanging buy a little skin. Also told he was only 19 and 2 weeks out of Mech. school. Does any know this guys and any details about his situation. As we know word of mouth is often exagerated. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

Sorry to hear that. I always get nervous when we have to get some N2 put into our little citation tires... Damn things are pressurized to 135 pisg, which is an unbelievable amount of potential energy. A typical car tire is only about 35 psig. I stay away when the mech comes by with the N2 bottle!
 
Sorry to hear that. I always get nervous when we have to get some N2 put into our little citation tires... Damn things are pressurized to 135 pisg, which is an unbelievable amount of potential energy. A typical car tire is only about 35 psig. I stay away when the mech comes by with the N2 bottle!

Think about a Lear 60. 210 psi for the mains, +/- 5 if I recall.
 
July 2nd around 2030 I pulled into the gate in JFK to lots of fire trucks, ambulances, lights, sirens etc at a gate next to us. When we asked some people what was up we were told a Comair mechanic was filling up a tire when it exploded and cut his arm off through the bone and was hanging buy a little skin. Also told he was only 19 and 2 weeks out of Mech. school. Does any know this guys and any details about his situation. As we know word of mouth is often exagerated. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
I'm on a overnight in JFK, some of our tdy mech are at the hotel. Thought they said he was here from MCO (you may be right I didn't here that for sure). He lost the arm plus 3 fingers on the other hand. I know emotions are involved but when asked how he was doing, the said he's alive right now, and thats all we can ask for.
 
We air our tires ourselves where I work (which right now means I do it). I also have to fill the O2. This has been done by the flight crew for decades at this company though, so I'm fairly comfortable with the procedure as it is. You never know though when a tire is about to give it up on you.
 
Okay story is, he was a mech asst. in MCO. Came to JFK after getting his A&P and on that 2nd day the tire blew
 

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