Plane's wheel emits smoke, panic at Kolkata airport

Kolkata: There was panic at the N S C Bose international airport here today when the rear wheel of a Jet Airways' plane emitted smoke during a landing.
All 123 passengers and three crew members on the flight were safe, sources in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said.
Sources said the incident occurred when the pilot applied the brake, causing strong friction in the rear wheel that emitted smoke.
There was no fire and it was only smoke which was doused by fire fighters.
The plane was on a flight from Imphal to Kolkata via Guwahati.
The passengers were offloaded and there was no danger, the AAI sources said.
28/03/07 PTI/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Mar 2007, Jet Airways Mar 2007, Safety Mar 2007