Incident Boeing 757-351(WL) N588NW, Thursday 26 September 2024
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Date:Thursday 26 September 2024
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B753 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 757-351(WL)
Owner/operator:Delta Air Lines
Registration: N588NW
MSN: 32988/1024
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX) -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL)
Destination airport:Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX)
Narrative:
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-351(WL) was damaged after experienced a brake fire on the left main landing gear whilst being escorted back to the gate after an engine run up test. following its arrival to Phoenix-Sky Harbor from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta as DL836, passengers where deplaned and bags where offloaded. The aircraft was then pushbacked from its gate and taxied out to a blast fence to conduct the test. Once the test had concluded and aircraft was on its way back to the gate the left main gear break assembly locked up causing a fire which triggered an Alert 3 for crash and fire which quickly arrived and extinguished the fires

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-May-2025 18:41 Boeing Guy56 Added
12-May-2025 18:28 Boeing Guy56 Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, ]

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