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Plane reports smoke in cabin near Dulles runway

Heard on: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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This is Dulles Tower with an alert two.
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Dulles International Airport (IAD), 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166
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At Dulles International Airport, air traffic control reported an alert involving a passenger plane on approach to runway 1 center. The crew reported smoke in the cabin. The aircraft was identified as a Boeing 737 with 175 people on board and a large amount of fuel. Emergency services were being notified as the plane was expected to arrive in about six minutes.

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