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| Date: | Thursday 28 October 2021 |
| Time: | 13:32 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Transavia Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-HXG |
| MSN: | 41355/6340 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 86 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sevilla Airport (SVQ/LEZL) |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Transavia Airlines flight HV6730, a Boeing 737-8K2, was evacuated on a taxiway when a small fire developed in the main landing gear.
The aircraft had landed on runway 18R at 13:19 hours local time and was taxiing the parking spot when the flight crew stopped the aircraft on a taxiway and initiated an evacuation due to a small fire in the left-hand main gear. The fire was quickly contained by airport fire services.
Sources:
https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/brandweer-rukt-uit-voor-incident-met-transavia-toestel-op-schiphol
https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/293838/vliegtuig-transavia-op-schiphol-ontruimd-na-kleine-brand-in-landingsgestel
Location
Media:
Geen lekker einde van de vlucht voor deze reizigers, die halsoverkop hun @transavia Boeing 737 moesten verlaten... pic.twitter.com/leh4TshJqj
— Luchtvaartnieuws.nl (@luchtvaart) October 28, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2021 13:43 | harro | Added |
| 28-Oct-2021 13:46 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2021 14:00 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 02:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 03:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-May-2023 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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