14th May 2008, 08:21 AM
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Tyres blow as Qantas pilots abort take-off
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Tyres blow as Qantas pilots abort take-off
May 14, 2008 - 7:49AM
Nearly 100 passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney Airport endured tense moments last night when pilots aborted their take-off, resulting in two tyres being blown.
A Qantas spokeswoman said the airline was investigating the reason the take-off was abandoned at about 6pm last night.
The 737 aircraft was operating as flight QF805 from Sydney to Canberra when the mishap occurred.
"Flight crew operated in accordance with their training at all times," the spokeswoman said.
"All 92 passengers were accommodated on later flights."
The matter has been reported to the Air Transport Safety Bureau.
Australian and International Pilots Association general manager Peter Somerville said he was unaware of why the pilots elected to abandon the take-off.
He said the incident had left the plane stranded on the runway for some time.
"I heard that it was parked on one of the taxi ways because of the significant difficulties," he said.
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