Created Saturday, Jun 25th 2022 14:21Z, last updated Saturday, Jun 25th 2022 14:21Z
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N510UW performing flight
AA-2248 from Cancun (Mexico) to Charlotte,NC (USA), landed on Charlotte's runway 36L when the crew reported they suspected a burst tyre. The aircraft vacated the runway and stopped on a taxiway clear of the runway.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED AND REPORTED A POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE. INSPECTION REVEALED NO BLOWN TIRE BUT DAMAGED HARDWARE WAS ON THE RUNWAY. TWO HYDRAULIC LINES WERE DAMAGED AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ON THE RIGHT MAIN MOUNT." The FAA rated the damage minor.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Charlotte about 44 hours after landing.
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