VivaColombia A320 at Bogota on Nov 1st 2016, overheated brakes lead to evacuation

Last Update: November 2, 2016 / 17:57:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FC-314

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
HK-5164

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A VivaColombia Airbus A320-200, registration HK-5164 performing flight FC-314 from Balboa (Panama) to Bogota (Colombia), landed on Bogota's runway 13R at a slightly higher than normal speed (speed over ground 175 knots), vacated the runway and taxied to the apron, when smoke was seen from the landing gear prompting the crew to initiate the evacuation of the aircraft via slides. No injuries occurred.

Emergency services cooled the overheated brakes down.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Bogota about 24 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FC-314

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
HK-5164

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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