Created Wednesday, Jul 3rd 2024 16:35Z, last updated Wednesday, Jul 3rd 2024 16:35Z
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVL performing flight
FR-3697 from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) to Gothenburg (Sweden), landed on Gothenburg's runway 21 when after touchdown the crew declared Mayday and advised they'd be stopping here, they had a fire on board. The crew queried tower whether tower would see any smoke, the tower replied he might see something on their right hand side, possibly smoke. The crew shut the right hand engine down, the crew confirmed they were seeing an engine fire indication on their right hand engine, emergency services checked the aircraft and found no trace of unintended fire, heat or smoke. About 20 minutes after landing the aircraft vacated the runway and taxied to the apron.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Gothenburg for about 12.5 hours, then departed for the next sector.
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