A Delta Boeing 757 had its tires blown out shortly after landing at Atlanta International Airport, the hub of the US company. The plane had performed flight DL-1437 from Richmond (RIC) with approximately 190 occupants.
The Boeing 757 registration N676DL burst the left landing gear tires of the plane's central equipment. As stated in Aviation Herald, the control tower would already release the aircraft to clear the runway so that another could take off until it saw fire on the left side.
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Due to the fire, the tower immediately requested the teams of the Fire Department and the ground of the Atlanta Airport. engers were evacuated on the right side of the Delta plane and no occupants were injured during the emergency evacuation.
The risk was in the fire that was relatively close to the left engine, but quickly the firefighters controlled the landing gear flames.
Delta said in a statement that its aircraft, after landing on flight DL-1437 in Atlanta, had its tires blown out on the left side and the landing gear components overheated, causing a fire. engers were evacuated by slides and taken to the terminal safely.
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With information Aviation Herald
