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Air Dolomiti ATR-72 Gear Catches Fire During Taxi

Qantas744ER From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1252 posts, RR: 4
Posted (4 years 9 months 3 days ago) and read 6850 times:

Happened yesterday, Air Dolomiti ATR-72 operating for LH on MUC-BLQ during taxi out for the runway at MUC the left gear or wheel well catches fire. All pax out and no injuries.

Heres the video:

(sorry only in italian)

http://video.corriere.it/?vxSiteId=4...dd-b748-00144f02aabc&vxBitrate=300

Leo

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OA260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 24924 posts, RR: 60
Reply 1, posted (4 years 9 months 3 days ago) and read 6807 times:

Just seen it on Sky News. Lucky esape.

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HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 6473 posts, RR: 27
Reply 2, posted (4 years 9 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 6292 times:

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Link copied from the other thread:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7581412.stm

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Francoflier From France, joined Oct 2001, 3196 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (4 years 9 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 6203 times:

It doesn't look like it did too much damage. Apart from some BBQ'ed hyd lines and wires.

On what side is the refuelling panel again?

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit posting...

Caspritz78 From Germany, joined Aug 2007, 518 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 years 9 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 6076 times:

Spiegel Online has it on its website, too

http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,574357,00.html

The article is in German and mixture of sensational journalism and nonsense. Burning planes must be the new thing.

Anyway the article is complaining that the passengers had to crawl out of the exits, down a stairway and that there were no slides. What a nonsense. The ATR has no slides.

Ushermittwoch From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 2888 posts, RR: 18
Reply 5, posted (4 years 9 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5991 times:

Quoting Caspritz78 (Reply 4):

Anyway the article is complaining that the passengers had to crawl out of the exits, down a stairway and that there were no slides. What a nonsense. The ATR has no slides.

I am sure some pax felt entitled to their 2 meter slide experience, which is a lot worse than actually getting hurt... banghead

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Manfredj From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1132 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 9 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 5637 times:

Quoting Ushermittwoch (Reply 5):
I am sure some pax felt entitled to their 2 meter slide experience, which is a lot worse than actually getting hurt...

I hear the longer the slide, the worse the burn. I've always been curious as to what the slide looks like from the upper deck of the 747. Anyone have some photos of them deployed?

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GST From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2008, 927 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (4 years 9 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 4992 times:

Quoting Manfredj (Reply 6):
I hear the longer the slide, the worse the burn. I've always been curious as to what the slide looks like from the upper deck of the 747. Anyone have some photos of them deployed?

The 747 that snapped in half at Brussels a few weeks back had slides deployed from the top deck, there are dozens of shots on A.net.

I wonder what started the fire. I cant see it being likely that the tyre would burst into flames in taxi, an emergency stop at landing speed possibly. Wonder if there was some fuel spilled on the brake mechanism accidentally.

JBirdAV8r From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 4459 posts, RR: 22
Reply 8, posted (4 years 9 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 4103 times:

Quoting GST (Reply 7):
I wonder what started the fire. I cant see it being likely that the tyre would burst into flames in taxi, an emergency stop at landing speed possibly.

Wonder how long they were taxiing--brakes can get exceptionally hot (definitely hotter than you'd think) on a long taxi. Plus if there was a relatively quick turnaround there may have been residual heat.

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