Passengers evacuated in jet fire - Manchester

White Cap

Source:- BBC News

Passengers evacuated in jet fire

A plane with more than 300 passengers on board was evacuated after a Pakistan International Airways craft caught fire at Manchester Airport on Tuesday.
The Boeing 777 had just landed from Karachi and was taxiing on the runway when a fire began in the undercarriage, said an airport spokesman.

Passengers escaped using emergency chutes and are now waiting in transit.

Flight PK789 was stopping at Manchester en route to Toronto, Canada, when the emergency happened.

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White Cap

PMI-01

Hi mods, if you`d need to confirm my source, I`ll be glad to provide you with the details.
Here`s a statement from another airliner forum`s thread and someone who seemed to be on the spot:

777 is taxing in. Plane behind reports to ground the 777's left main gear are on fire just as it comes throught the intersection in front of L1

Ground asks 777 to hold and wait on Fire service.

Fire service turn up.

777 asked to shut down left engine. And go to fire freq

Fire service then recommends to evac to starboard while fire crew deal with the offending gear.

Pax are all bused away, no panic, no running, a well preplanned operation operated by proffesionals . Fire service and leaders etc etc all working together to get the taxiway opened up with minimal fuss. And not fogetting the others who then have to deal with 6 bus loads of international (possible none english speaking) pax who have just jumped down a slide surrounded by blue lights and fire hoses.

While this is all happening, the ground controller in a very cool calm voice keeps everyone informed.

Bet they won't write anything like that in the papers.

The usual journos hanky panky also started around the incident

http://news.google.com/news?ned=au&hl=e ... TopStories

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PMI-01

My favourite:

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/ ... drama.html

White Cap

@PMI-01

Quote:- 'Bet they won't write anything like that in the papers'.

Newspaper editors in the UK have a saying, 'Never let the facts get in the way of a good story'.

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White Cap

PMI-01

Bet it`s they same all over the globe....once the bloodhounds smell something taunting ..

Ain`t there another saying? "The less they know, the more they write"...

Some of my best friends are journos, fine chaps, so, no offend meant

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