UPDATED: Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Blew Tire During Flight Testing

By David Parker Brown

04 Apr2011

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental has tire blow today. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren. Click for larger.

Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren with NYC Aviation was at Boeing Field on Saturday April 2nd, when the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental landed and blew one of its tires.

Emergency vehicles surrounded the Boeing 747-8I after the incident, but no other damage seemed evident to Dwyer-Lindgren. Check out NYC Aviation for a larger version of the photo in this blog and a very close up shot of the tires.

Aircraft have blown tires quite often and with the Boeing 747-8I having 18 wheels, there are quite a few back ups.

An update from Boeing:

“The blown tire caused no other damage and there were no injuries.” Doug Alder from Boeing Communications explained. “The airplane was able to taxi under its own power to the stall. We’re replacing the tire and returning the airplane to flight test.”

David Parker Brown

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & FOUNDER - SEATTLE, WA. David has written, consulted, and presented on multiple topics relating to airlines and travel since 2008. He has been quoted and written for a number of news organizations, including BBC, CNN, NBC News, Bloomberg, and others. He is passionate about sharing the complexities, the benefits, and the fun stuff of the airline business. Email me: david@airlinereporter.com

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