FedEX Crunch in FLL

[NuGuy]

Hi all,

Heard that FedEx blew out all their tires on the runway in FLL, and now they are showing 3 hour delays into there. Anyone have any idea what happened?

Best,
Nu

 

[Pecan]

Seems like everyone is OK.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/8160313.htm

 

[sandman2122]

Bad tires?

For once it would be nice to hear initially it was a maintenance problem - not aircrew related!

Hopefully they can blame the RTO on MX (underpaid and understaffed) and the company for buying cheap retreads!!

 

[FLB717]

I knew some of the FedEx aircraft had some age on them....but a DC-3, wow! I knew some mods could be made for extra weight, but 8 tires, isn't that a little much. I bet to carry more cargo you guys don't even have a flight director on that thing.

 

[sandman2122]

Corrected

The blown tires were on landing , not takeoff. And the DC-3 was on a different runway, different problem, and NOT a FedEx aircraft - But it wouldn't surprise me if management wanted us to fly them!!

Sh!t happens to the best of them.

 

[busdrver]

But it wouldn't surprise me if management wanted us to fly them!!

Love to fly one!

 

[TonyC]

Re: Corrected

And the DC-3 was on a different runway, different problem, and NOT a FedEx aircraft - But it wouldn't surprise me if management wanted us to fly them!!

Actually, I believe they'd prefer the feeders fly them - - that's why their openers includes a request to increase the MTOGW for the Scope clause.


Any Bus drivers care to explain what a "In-Flight Alternate Braking Operational Check" is all about??? Sounds like Maintenance asked these guys to do one enroute to FLL.


Also, all the reports I find say the airplane blew "all 8 tires" upon landing. I thought there were 10 - - am I missing something?

 

[FLB717]

Sorry I missed the part of the different runway and aircraft. MIA Center had made a comment about it being the same aircraft all day while enroute. I'm now up to speed, please proceed with your normanl lives.

 

[dlredline]

Re: Re: Corrected

. . . Any Bus drivers care to explain what a "In-Flight Alternate Braking Operational Check" is all about??? Sounds like Maintenance asked these guys to do one enroute to FLL. . .

Typed on the thing, been flying it for years now, and this one is news to me.

 

[sandman2122]

Beats Me!

I've been flying it for years now and have yet to hear what "inflight check" they're talking about - but I've also yet to take the plastic off my manuals too!

It was their 8 main tires, the A319/320 only has 4 mains - btw, we don't fly the little buses, just the A300/310's.