An Air Canada flight bound for Mumbai returned to London Heathrow not long after departure earlier this week after it was discovered it had two flat tires.
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Air Canada flight AC856, a Boeing 787-9, returned to Heathrow on Monday after a period of holding off the English southeast coast.
Flight radar data shows the plane was in the air for under two hours after departing on time out of Heathrow.
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The flight usually takes about nine hours to complete.
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In a statement to the Post, an Air Canada spokesperson said the flight returned as a “precautionary measure.”
“Two tires were discovered to be flat after take-off. There was no damage to the aircraft, the tires were changed, and the aircraft has returned to service,” the statement said.
Several issues could cause flat tires after takeoff, including tire defects, debris on the runway or an…
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