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TK1721 - Incident: THY B773 at Berlin on May 20th 2025

Created Tuesday, May 20th 2025 19:39Z, last updated Tuesday, May 20th 2025 19:39Z

Berlin Brandenburg
File photo: Berlin Brandenburg.

A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration TC-JJY performing flight TK-1721 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Berlin (Germany), landed on Berlin's runway 24L and vacated the runway via the first high speed turn off about 1900 meters/6200 feet down the runway, when the crew observed indications of overheating brakes. Smoke was observed below the aircraft. The crew stopped the aircraft at the parallel taxiway, attending emergency services determined that a brake had overheated.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Berlin for about 3 hours, then was able to depart for the return flight TK-1722.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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