#Emirates, Airbus #A380 (A6-EVK) flight #EK430 has landed in #Brisbane with a hole in the side of aircraft after a wheel exploded during its take off from #Dubai, crew told to ATC during its approach to Brisbane.
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) July 3, 2022
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absolutely fucking not.
Pardon my language but
Imagine getting off a long-haul flight to find your plane had a fuck-off huge hole in the guts and nobody even knew about it. That’s a bit too close to the edge for me, thank you very much.
Emirates addressed the nightmare-fuel incident in a statement and confirmed the blowout hadn’t damaged the fuselage, frame or structure of the plane.
“Our flight EK430 flying from Dubai to Brisbane on July 1 experienced a technical fault,” the statement read.
“One of the aircraft’s 22 tires ruptured during cruise, causing damage to a small portion of the aerodynamic fairing, which is an outer panel or the skin of the aircraft.”
A passenger on the flight said it was “absolutely terrifying” at first but felt reassured that the cabin crew weren’t also freaking out.
reported the flight crew checked the wings and engines as soon as they realised something was off but because the hole was on the underside of the plane it wasn’t picked up by cameras or sensors.
Look I know everything is all good and fine with this hectic story but it doesn’t make me feel good about getting four flights in the next couple of weeks, I tell ya what.
EuronewsWas also on this flight. Was absolutely terrifying at first and the cabin crew knew something serious may have happened – were immediately in contact with the cockpit. Shortly after, they resumed as normal. Their calm demeanour was reassuring – they knew it was not catastrophic.
— Andrew Morris (@AndrewMorris203) July 3, 2022
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