A Pegasus Airlines jet was evacuated after landing at Germany’s Düsseldorf Airport on Saturday when airport ground crew noticed one of its wheels was on fire, according to airport authorities.
DW reports that the plane was carrying 163 passengers from Istanbul in Turkey to the western German city. Passengers were ordered by the pilot to evacuate using the emergency slides. There were no injuries reported.
The aircraft was Boeing 737-800.
The fire reportedly extinguished itself before fire crews reached the plane. There was no immediate cause given for what caused the wheel to catch fire.
A statement from Pegausus said: “Our TC-CPU tail registration aircraft flight PC1003, from Sabiha Gökçen to Düsseldorf flight, has landed smoothly and safely at Düsseldorf Airport today.
“During the approaching to the parking, the tower was warned that there was a fire and smoke under the aircraft. Our flight crew decided the emergency leave procedure for the safety of our passengers.”
https://twitter.com/i/status/1228710875445506049
The incident is the second involving Turkey-based Pegasus Airlines this month.
On February 5, a Pegasus Boeing 737 skidded off a runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport killing three people. An investigation into the Istanbul crash is ongoing.
Via DW / Twitter / Aero News
(Correction, Aircraft was a Boeing 737-800 not Airbus as previously reported).
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