Smartwings B738 at Brno on May 24th 2024, wheel well fire indication

Last Update: July 31, 2024 / 09:50:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Smartwings

Departure
Marsa Alam, Egypt

Destination
Brno, Czech Republic

Aircraft Registration
HA-LKG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Smartwings Boeing 737-800, registration HA-LKG performing QS-1449 from Marsa Alam (Egypt) to Brno (Czech Republic), had landed on Brno's runway 27 when while taxiing to vacate the runway the crew received a wheel fire indication. The crew declared Mayday and stopped the aircraft clear of the runway. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke. The indication extinguished but reactivated again prompting emergency services to attend to the aircraft until all passengers had disembarked.

The aircraft had suffered the same problem 5 days earlier, see Incident: Smartwings B738 at Marsa Alam on May 19th 2024, wheel well fire indications.

Czechia's UZPLN reported maintenance now found a fault with the sensor element, the element was replaced. There has been no repeat anymore afterwards.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Smartwings

Departure
Marsa Alam, Egypt

Destination
Brno, Czech Republic

Aircraft Registration
HA-LKG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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