Blew a tire on a 737 pushback and the rim was still good?

We had a main gear tire pop during a pushback at PDX last Tuesday, loud bang and everything, but when we pulled it the rim looked totally fine no cracks or anything. I thought for sure the impact would have damaged the wheel half, but the service manual said just replace the tire and send it. Has anyone else seen a tire blowout where the rim survived clean like that?

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dylan_stone3311d ago

Blew a tire on a 737" - bet that rim was already cracked, just missed it.

the_nancy10d ago

Read somewhere that those 737 tires can take a beating but the rims are a whole different story. Heard a mechanic say they inspect them with a magnifying glass almost cause a hairline crack can make em give out when you least expect it. Probably right that it was already going bad just nobody caught it in time.