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For a plane to blow up all tires upon touch-down, it has to be heavier than it should, which means the pilots miscalculated the amount of fuel that had to be dumped (I have an uncle and 2 friends who are pilots, so I'm not too ignorant in the field).
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I agree that AA handled this badly and you were the victim of very unfortunate circumstances. However, I don't agree that you can conclude the pilots miscalculated the fuel. Almost all long haul flights take off at weights that are above the weight at which they can land, due to the weight of the fuel itself. The unexpected need to return to JFK for an emergency would have presented the pilots with a dilemma. Depending on the aircraft, they may have had to burn off fuel circling, which takes time whilst a passengers life s potentially in jeopardy or dumping fuel, which not all aircraft can do. At at some point they would then have to make a decision to land, perhaps "heavy".
It is tempting when something goes wrong to throw the kitchen sink at the airline...and include everything. I think it s a mistake... The pilots may well have been trying to save someones life, and you accuse them of miscalculating the fuel is misguided and unfair.