Landing gear of Spicejet aircraft gets overheated after touchdown at Amritsar airport

Engineer on ground saw smoke coming out from the right landing gear after flight landed at Amritsar airport, SpiceJet said in a statement.

• By: PTI
• New Delhi | June 30, 2016 09:42 PM IST
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SpiceJet airplane (photo for representational purpose)

The right landing gear of a SpiceJet aircraft carrying 75 passengers onboard from the capital got overheated, causing some smoke while it landed at the Amritsar airport on Thursday evening. However, all passengers were deplaned safely, SpiceJet said.

There was, however, no fire or tyre burst, the airline clarified. SpiceJet flight SG 2515 from Delhi to Amritsar carrying 75 passengers landed at Amritsar on 06:15 pm.

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Engineer on ground saw smoke coming out from the right landing gear after flight landed at Amritsar airport, SpiceJet said in a statement.

Taking precautionary measure, the engineer used fire extinguisher on over heated landing gear, it said adding there was no tyre burst or any fire.

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