Qantas plane tyres burst during landing at Sydney airport

From the BBC

The Australian airline Qantas has launched an investigation after two tyres burst on one of its Airbus A-380s as it landed at Sydney airport.

Video footage showed sparks showering the runway as the flight from London touched down.

Passengers on board said they heard loud bangs. Nobody was injured.

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The cause of the tyre burst is believed to have been due to a braking problem. A FOD detection system can be used after such an event to confirm that the runway is clear after the clean up operation.

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