Passenger speaks out after 4th plane blows tires at O'Hare airport this month

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Aviation experts are weighing in after a fourth plane had its tires blown at Chicago's O'Hare airport this month.

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American Airlines Flight 3280 bound for Charlotte was delayed Wednesday after two tires blew while taxiing for departure at about 2:30 p.m.

Passengers were seen deplaning via stairs and boarding a bus.

"I was like relieved because I didn't want to be in the air and God forbid , you know, try to land on tires that were busted up," said passenger Jen Jackson.

This is at least the fifth time this month in Chicago, and fourth at O'Hare, that aircraft tires have blown.

None of the incidents resulted in reported injuries. The occurrences have involved United, American and Southwest aircraft that were landing, taking off or preparing for departure.

Meanwhile, some aviation experts say events like this can be caused by a number of factors. He also said it was rare when you account for the thousands of daily flights at Chicago airports.

"They're engineered to be able to take that beating," Eric Jones, executive dean of aviation at Cape Cod Community College, said. "Even when they fail, they fail in a way that doesn't damage the airplane, that doesn't risk the airplane veering one way. There is a lot of engineering that goes into those tires and making them robust enough to withstand the forces that we are talking about."

At Midway Airport, Southwest Airlines Flight 1243, also known as "California One," blew the nose gear tires while landing on Aug. 3.

On August 13, United Airlines Flight 455 blew a tire during takeoff at O'Hare.

A couple of days later on August 17, two airplanes suffered tire damage just hours apart at O'Hare.

Aviation authorities and experts insist that the incidents are rare and air travel remains to be completly safe.

Last week, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation told ABC 7 the agency was working with the FAA and other airlines to investigate the incidents. However, no clear explanation has yet been identified.

American Airlines said passengers from Flight 3280 were placed on another aircraft bound for Charlotte.

American Airlines issued the following statement:
"Shortly after pushing back from the gate at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), American Airlines flight 3280 experienced a tire issue on the taxiway. Customers safely returned to the terminal and will re-depart shortly on a replacement aircraft. We never want to disrupt our customers' travel plans and we apologize for the inconvenience this caused."