The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that American flight 345 “blew a tire” during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. American said, however, that the pilots got a warning of low pressure in one of the tires.
The Boeing 777 landed safely and taxied to the gate under its own power, American said.
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That model of plane has 14 tires: six on each of the two main landing gear assemblies and two more under the nose landing gear. The FAA is also investigating an incident last week in which a United Airlines Boeing 777 lost a tire during takeoff in San Francisco and cut short a flight to Japan to land safely at Los Angeles International Airport.
Both planes in the recent incidents are more than 20 years old.