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| Date: | Tuesday 1 March 2005 |
| Time: | 9:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-240ER |
| Owner/operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BGL |
| MSN: | 33777/473 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 342 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE/OPLA) |
| Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the 777 landed in Manchester ground crew spotted fire coming from the left main landing gear. The crew were notified and the fire department started attempting to extinguish the flames. The commander of the department was beginning to believe the fire was out of control. The commander ordered the evacuation of the aircraft. The evacuation would injure 31 passengers. The aircraft suffered fire damage to the Fuselage Skin, Tire, And multiple hydraulic Hoses.
Probable Cause:
The fire was caused by using a flammable solvent (Nyco 22) to clean the wheel’s heat shields
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fd9040f0b613460009c5/AP-BGL_1-06.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2024 18:11 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 20-Sep-2024 18:12 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
| 31-Oct-2024 09:05 | ASN | Updated |
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