A Latam Airlines Boeing 767 blew all eight main gear tires after landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday. Passengers were evacuated and an emergency response was initiated after the aircraft, which was on a flight from Lima, Peru, came to a controlled stop on the runway. It was unable to taxi and was on the runway for at least an hour before being towed off. Initial reports attributed the blowouts to a hard landing, but it’s likely that a landing hard enough to blow that many tires would have caused visible damage to the airframe. The focus of the investigation appears to be on the braking system.
According to the Aviation Herald, passengers reported the aircraft shook, overhead bins opened, and a bathroom door came off its hinges. The Herald reported the FAA said the aircraft landed safely and the tires blew after touchdown. It also said the airline reported that a technical issue led to the tires blowing out.
Pretty sure one of my kids must have flying that plane
Landing long past the TDZ and standing on the brakes will do that. Hard landing would be like the UAL 767 a few years back in IAH that caused extensive fuselage damage. We’ll see what the NTSB says in the end.