ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178164
Last updated: 2 October 2020
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| Date: | 30-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | Spirit Airlines |
| Registration: | N604NK |
| C/n / msn: | 4431 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) |
A fire developed in the left hand main landing gear of Spirit Airlines flight NK407 as it taxied to the gate at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas.
The brake fire was quickly extinguished by fire services and passengers deplaned normally.
The aircraft had landed on runway 17C at 12:14 hours local time, arriving at the gate at 12:23 hours. Local temperature at DFW according to Metar reports was 37°C.
Sources:
https://www.rt.com/usa/311205-dfw-airport-emergency-evacuations/
They bragged about getting us here quickly...looks like it was a little too fast pic.twitter.com/rQeWkOkJc5
— Payton Ballesteros (@paytonb424) July 30, 2015Images:
Photo of N604NK courtesy AirHistory.net
Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International (KFLL / FLL)
12 February 2020; (c) Lewis Grant
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2015 06:33 | harro | Added |
| 31-Jul-2015 06:37 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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