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| Date: | Monday 22 November 1999 |
| Time: | 08:28 |
| Type: |  Fokker 50 |
| Owner/operator: | Aer Lingus Commuter |
| Registration: | EI-FKE |
| MSN: | 20208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW125B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |
| Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After landing from Dublin, the crew began to shut down systems when the ASSU (Air Side Safety Unit) alerted the crew that a wheel had begun to overheat. A fire truck was dispatched to observe the wheel. As the firetruck parked near the aircraft a Flash Fire erupted from the Left main gear. While this was happening normal disembarkation had begun. An evacuation order was issued for the remaining passengers on the plane. Nobody was injured.
Probable Cause:
A higher than normal power setting on the brakes lead to the overheating of the Brakes.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ec8e40f0b61342000107/dft_avsafety_pdf_501262.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10566484 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 2009 | OO-VLF | VLM Airlines | 0 | North Ronaldsway Airport (NRL/EGEN) | |
non |
| 21 April 2016 | OO-VLF | VLM | 0 | 10 NM north-east of Friedrichshafen airport (EDNY) |  |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2025 07:47 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 13-Feb-2025 07:47 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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