Airport Worker Killed by Exploding Tire

ALM · Post by **ALM** » 25 Feb 2004, 01:32

Posted on Tue, Feb. 24, 2004
Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio - A jetway tire exploded while being repaired, killing a maintenance worker at Toledo Express Airport.

Brian Bergeon, 34, had removed the tire from a jetway, which is used by passengers to walk from the terminal onto an airplane. He apparently was standing on the tire and trying to remove it from the rim when it exploded Monday, authorities said.

The rim struck him in the head.

The cause of the accident was under investigation.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 25 Feb 2004, 18:23

What a terrible accident

Jense · Post by **Jense** » 25 Feb 2004, 19:08

Avro wrote:What a terrible accident

Indeed

Bad news again...

greettzzz

Lame · Post by **Lame** » 26 Feb 2004, 08:35

I know this was on a jetway, not an Aircraft.

However the same principle should be followed.

When changing a wheel assembly on an Aircraft, you are supposed to deflate the tyre before removing the wheel from the axle, most Engineers don't, but you are supposed to for this reason.