An emergency was declared at Dublin Airport whenRyanairFlight FR5542 experienced a nose gear malfunction during landing on Sunday.
Sparks flew from the plane as it landed due to a collapsed front wheel. The Ryanair flight was heading to Ireland from Liverpool, England.
“A Full Emergency was declared@DublinAirportthis afternoon following the arrival of@Ryanairflight #FR5542 from@LPL_Airport,“Dublin Airport tweetedon Sunday. “Passengers disembarked the aircraft normally. Air Traffic flows into Dublin Airport were restricted during the incident.”
While no injuries were reported, the airport added that “1 person was treated for shock” and that “National Ambulance Service personnel met passengers on arrival.”
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According toSky News, passengers had to wait on board the plane until the airport’s fire officer deemed it safe to disembark.
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This is not the first scary incident to impact a flight in the last month.
In March, Southwest Airlines flight 3923 wasforced to make an emergency landingon its way to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when it struck a bird, leading to a dangerous engine fire. The plane had to circle back to its origin destination in Havana, Cuba, shortly after takeoff, Southwest Airlines confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE at the time.
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In avideo that circulated on social mediafollowing the incident, thick smoke was seen seeping into the cabin as emergency oxygen masks were released above some of the seats.
“The pilots safely returned to Havana where the 147 customers and six crew evacuated the aircraft via slides due to smoke in the cabin,” a spokesperson for the airline said at the time. “The customers and crew were bussed to the terminal and are being accommodated on alternative flights to Fort Lauderdale.”
The spokesperson added that they “commend the swift, professional actions of our pilots and flight attendants in responding to this event.”
source: people.com
