Tyres burst as Air NZ flight aborts take-off

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Air New Zealand is investigating what went wrong with one of its Boeing-777s after 12 tyres burst after a packed flight at Japan's busy Narita airport on Sunday night was forced to abort, sparking a full-scale emergency response.

Flight NZ90 was forced to urgently abort its take-off when the pilots discovered a potential problem with the auto thrust control, the Dominion Post reported.

Twelve tyres on the aircraft burst and fire appliances were needed to cool its braking system, resulting in the runway being shut down for 30 minutes.

Civil Aviation spokesman Bill Sommer said Air NZ had informed the authority of the incident.

An airline spokeswoman confirmed an investigation was under way.

- NZPA