Plane bursts tyre upon landing at Rio de Janeiro airport

The Boeing 767-300 had just landed safely in Rio de Janeiro when the right landing gear tyres burst

An American Airlines plane suffered at least one blown tyre when it landed at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil airport this week.

The Boeing 767-300 had just touched down at Rio de Janeiro/Galeao-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport when the incident happened.

The aircraft continued to taxi towards the gate despite smoke billowing from beneath the plane.

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