White smoke was detected coming from the engine of a Singapore Airways flight whereas touchdown at Tokyo’s Narita Worldwide Airport on Monday, forcing authorities to shut the runway for practically an hour. One official stated items of tires had been found on the tarmac.
Emergency providers discovered no indicators of fireside on flight SQ638, which was carrying 276 passengers and crew. No accidents had been reported and the aircraft was towed away for repairs as runway B was closed for about 50 minutes from about 7:40 a.m. (native time).
Six hearth vehicles and two ambulances have been deployed to cope with the scenario, an airport official instructed AFP information company.
“We obtained a report of white smoke coming from the left engine,” a Narita metropolis hearth official instructed AFP.
The airports workplace of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism stated the Boeing 787 aircraft might have skilled issues whereas touchdown at Narita airport.
“It was reported that there was a chance that the flight would expertise an issue upon touchdown,” a Narita airport spokesman stated.
Firefighters watched the aircraft for greater than an hour for any indicators of fireside and left the scene after no hearth was reported, the official stated, including that tire particles was discovered on the runway.
(with contributions from AFP)
