Lights and heavy smoke erupted from the aircraft’s chassis on a Frontier Airlines trip from San Diego to Las Vegas on Saturday during getting at Harry Reid International Airport.
As per the CBS News, the incident occurred as Flight 1326 touched along, prompting an immediate response from emergency service. No injuries were reported as a result of the evacuation of all 190 people and seven staff members.
According to airports officers, the aircraft experienced a “hard landing”, which led to the implementation of the Clark County Fire Department.
Frontier Airlines confirmed that the aircraft noticed smoke upon taking off and called an incident. ” The plane landed properly, and all passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs”, said a spokeswoman for the airport. By bus, everyone was transported to the switch.
The journey left San Diego at 1:51 p.m. p.m. pt. and made its way to Las Vegas at 3:37 pt. While the blaze was immediately extinguished, the cause remains under investigation. While assessing the situation, the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) made a temporary ground stop.
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