What happened
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(-23) On March 5, 2002 the o'Hare (FSDO) flights standards district office received a notice by fax from the great lakes region operations center. The notice was that on March 5, 2002 at 2300Z, united airlines flight 1854, a B-757 registration number N537UA, was taxiing in on taxiway "b" when the (ATCT) air traffic control tower was notified that smoke was coming from the nose gear of aircraft N537UA. Fire trucks were dispatched and were said to have extinguished a fire. At 2303Z the pilot of the aircraft initiated an emergency evacuation and all 8 emergency exit chutes were deployed. 176 passenger plus 7 crewmembers evacuated. There were no reported injuries and they were bussed to terminal gate C-9.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 5, 2002 THE O'HARE (FSDO) FLIGHTS STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A NOTICE BY FAX FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION OPERATIONS CENTER. THE NOTICE WAS THAT ON MARCH 5, 2002 AT 2300Z, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 1854, A B-757 REGISTRATION NUMBER N537UA, WAS TAXIING IN ON TAXIWAY "B" WHEN THE (ATCT) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WAS NOTIFIED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR OF AIRCRAFT N537UA. FIRE TRUCKS WERE DISPATCHED AND WERE SAID TO HAVE EXTINGUISHED A FIRE. AT 2303Z THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND ALL 8 EMERGENCY EXIT CHUTES WERE DEPLOYED. 176 PASSENGER PLUS 7 CREWMEMBERS EVACUATED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND THEY WERE BUSSED TO TERMINAL GATE C-9.
Other reports on N537UA · 2
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