What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The #3 main gear tire shredded on takeoff. Rubber pieces from the tire damaged #2 engine C-1 compressor disk (FOD). The aircraft landed safely back in mke. On taxi from runway #4 tire thermal deflated due to excessive heat. Passengers were deplaned from airstairs and bussed back to terminal area. Nwa engineering is conducting an evaluation of the #3 tire assembly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE #3 MAIN GEAR TIRE SHREDDED ON TAKEOFF. RUBBER PIECES FROM THE TIRE DAMAGED #2 ENGINE C-1 COMPRESSOR DISK (FOD). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY BACK IN MKE. ON TAXI FROM RUNWAY #4 TIRE THERMAL DEFLATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED FROM AIRSTAIRS AND BUSSED BACK TO TERMINAL AREA. NWA ENGINEERING IS CONDUCTING AN EVALUATION OF THE #3 TIRE ASSEMBLY.
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