A WestJet Boeing 737 bound for Hawaii blew both right-hand tires during its departure from Vancouver International Airport Monday.
Flight 1862 was preparing for takeoff when the flight crew applied the brakes and the tires blew, a WestJet representative told CTV News. Usually a flight crew rejects a takeoff before 80 knots, but this flight's crew braked at 110 knots, which caused the blow-out.
WestJet does not yet know why the flight refused takeoff.
The incident occurred at 10:52 a.m. on the south runway, YVR communications director Rebecca Catley told ctvbc.ca. The runway was closed for about 3 hours until the plane could be removed.
The runway closure had minimal impact on other flights because the airport's north runway handled the traffic, according to Catley.
Everyone on-board was okay, she said. The plane was towed away for inspection around 2 p.m.
A WestJet representative told CTV News that WestJet scheduled a 4:50 p.m. flight to Honolulu for the passengers.
Flight 1862 previously blew a tire at YVR on Dec. 31.
The tire blew during takeoff, so the plane had to circle Vancouver Island to burn off excess fuel. It made an emergency landing on the YVR runway a few hours after takeoff.
WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer said at the time that incidents like this happen once or twice a year.
This is the second time Flight 1862 has blown a tire in three months.
The original version of this story incorrectly stated the aircraft model as a Boeing 787. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
