AAIB Bulletin 1/2006 EW/C2005/03/01, Boeing 777-200ER, AP-BGL, Manchester, 1 Mar 2005

AAIB Bulletin 1/2006 EW/C2005/03/01, Boeing 777-200ER, AP-BGL, Manchester, 1 Mar 2005

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AAIB (UK)
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Accident Reports Fire Smoke and Fumes Human Factors Airworthiness

On 1 March 2005, a Boeing 777-200 being operated by Pakistan International Airways on a scheduled passenger flight from Lahore to Manchester experienced a landing gear fire during taxi in at destination after an apparently routine landing in normal day visibility. There were no flight deck indications of a significant fire but an emergency evacuation was recommended by attending Fire Crew and carried out. Thirty one of the 344 occupants sustained minor injuries during this evacuation and the rest were uninjured. Five firefighters also sustained minor injuries as they assisted passengers from the slides. Damage to the aircraft was minor.

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