On Tuesday, a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta blew at least two tires when it landed at Los Angeles International Airport, leaving both the plane and its passengers temporarily stranded on the tarmac. Nobody on board was hurt, although two runways at the busy airport were closed for several hours, authorities said.
The incident, which happened just before 1:15 p.m., forced the temporary shutdown of two runways at one of the nation’s busiest airports.
LAX’s Victoria Spilabotte said that the pilot reported a mechanical issue.
The plane “came to rest on the taxi way after a possible issue with some of its tires,” Delta said in a statement. It didn’t indicate what caused the problem.
Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department were called to the scene as a precaution, but no injuries have been reported. Passengers aboard the plane departed on the runway and were bussed to the terminal.
In a photo taken by a passenger on the runway, two of the planes tires were visibly shredded.