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Old Jul 6, 2022, 12:08 pm
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Emirates A380 Flies with Hole
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/a...ide/index.html

So does anybody know the real details? Did they really fly 14 hours knowing they'd had an issue?
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Old Jul 6, 2022, 3:49 pm
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https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/a...ide/index.html

So does anybody know the real details? Did they really fly 14 hours knowing they'd had an issue?
There's a thread on pprune. Sounds like a tyre blew just as it reached cruising altitude, but the crew didn't know about the hole. The manual says to continue to destination.
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Old Jul 6, 2022, 8:26 pm
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Right after a burst tire, but flying well otherwise, it doesn't make sense to land hot and heavy in Dubai. They made the right call to continue IMO.
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Old Jul 6, 2022, 8:56 pm
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eur...t-explains-how

A bit more info on this in the above link. Honestly it's a non issue IMHO. The modern planes are pretty robust and it would not concern me at all . And yes the EK pilot made the right decision.
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Old Jul 6, 2022, 8:59 pm
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Originally Posted by deltheking
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A bit more info on this in the above link. Honestly it's a non issue IMHO. The modern planes are pretty robust and it would not concern me at all . And yes the EK pilot made the right decision.
I figured it was sensationalism rather than the full truth. Thanks
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