Blown tire blamed for causing passenger plane’s landing gear to collapse in Halifax

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Blown tire blamed for causing passenger plane’s landing gear to collapse in Halifax
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The Transportation Safety Board says a blown tire is to blame for the collapse of a passenger plane’s landing gear as it touched down in Halifax last month, causing an engine fire and evacuation of the aircraft.

The Transport ation Safety Board says a blown tire is to blame for the collapse of a passenger plane's landing gear after it touched down at the Halifax airport last month, causing an engine fire and evacuation of the aircraft. The damaged plane is shown on the tarmac after the incident in a Transport ation Safety Board handout photo.

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