A Virgin Australia 737-800 has been quickly taken out of service following a brake hearth at Brisbane Airport on Thursday night time.
VH-YVD had simply landed in Brisbane at round 7pm on flight VA454 from Darwin when its brakes caught alight, with firefighters rapidly transferring to extinguish the blaze.
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Not one of the 178 passengers or any of the crew on board have been injured, and the plane shall be inspected by Virgin engineers earlier than returning to service.
“Airport firefighters responded to a brake hearth on flight VA454 which occurred after touchdown at Brisbane Airport final night time,” a Virgin spokesperson mentioned in a press release.
“The fireplace was rapidly extinguished, and all company and crew disembarked usually and safely.
“We thank our crew and airport firefighters for his or her swift response. The protection of our company and crew is at all times our highest precedence.”
Chatting with the ABC, aviation marketing consultant Keith Tonkin mentioned brake fires are unusual however “comparatively common”, typically occurring as a result of overheating, and might normally be contained across the touchdown gear, permitting passengers to disembark rapidly.
“Among the causes the brakes can get sizzling are as a result of they could have been sticking or grabbing or locked on,” he mentioned.
“Or it may very well be that the plane was obese or the pilots, for some cause, needed to maintain the brakes for longer … and trigger a number of vitality to enter them in the course of the touchdown.”
There have been no delays or impacts to scheduled Virgin flights because of the incident.
