Emergency Response at Auckland Airport for Engine Fire on Plane that Landed Safely
November 18, 2022
PHOTO: Supplied to NZ Herald
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Fire and Emergency services responded to reports of an engine fire on a plane landing at Auckland Airport this afternoon.
Captain David Morgan, Air New Zealand chief operational integrity and safety officer, said the pilot of a flight from Blenheim “observed a flare from the right-hand engine” on approach into Auckland.
“As [per] standard operating procedure, [the pilot] alerted emergency services to be on stand-by as a precaution.”
Multiple fire trucks rushed to the airport, and the airport’s emergency services also responded to the incident.
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Fire and Emergency services are responding to an incident at Auckland Airport.
Multiple fire trucks are currently in attendance.
Emergency vehicles can be seen on the runway after an Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 plane touched down.