The passengers were unharmed, but there was probably great excitement when smoke suddenly came out of the landing gear after landing at Innsbruck Airport. However, the fire brigade at Innsbruck Airport quickly got the situation under control.
After landing safely at Innsbruck Airport on Saturday morning, an aircraft from England developed smoke in the area of the right main landing gear. The company fire brigade at Innsbruck Airport was alerted and the landing gear was cooled. Police said the smoke was likely caused by a technical defect in the chassis. No one was injured and there was no danger to anyone, the spokesperson said.
“Incident problem free”
As Martin Fleidl, safety manager at Innsbruck Airport, told the “Krone”, the plane was a Boeing 737. “It is completely normal to see some smoke on the landing gear during landing. In this case, extra hydraulic fluid leaked due to a defect,” says the former pilot. The defect must be resolved quickly, says Fleidl. Finally, he emphasizes that the incident “went without any problems. This can also occur with aircraft types from other manufacturers.”
Air traffic affected for 15 minutes
The plane with 173 passengers on board landed in Innsbruck at 10:35 am. As the aircraft taxied to its assigned parking spot, smoke suddenly emerged from the right main landing gear, prompting the company fire brigade to respond. It was not yet clear how extensive the damage was. Air traffic at Innsbruck Airport was only affected by the incident for about 15 minutes.
Source: Krone
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