Airport crews respond to aircraft smoke at KCI, Kansas City MO
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, airport fire crews responded to a Delta aircraft at Kansas City International Airport after reports of an engine fire and overheated brakes on runway 19 Right. Responders found heavy smoke coming from the right landing gear and moderate smoke from the left gear, but no visible engine fire. The aircraft remained on the runway awaiting a tow, with no reported injuries.
Audio|Heard on: Platte MO Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, this is ARF One.
00:02
Go ahead, ARF.
00:04
Dispatch, this is ARF1 set up KCI command.
00:07
We have possible engine fire, overheated brakes for a Delta on 19 right.
00:19
We're accessing the situation right now.
00:21
Go ahead and start outside companies to post two.
00:27
Copy 19 right,
00:29
engine fire, hot brakes.
00:32
We're on the scene checking it out.
00:34
We have nothing showing at this time.
00:38
Truck 12 responding.
00:40
Truck 12 responding.
00:43
Dispatch, show 302 on the call.
00:46
302 responding.
00:48
Station 4 on the way.
00:51
Station 4 responding, dispatch to car 302.
00:55
302, go ahead, dispatch.
00:57
302, where would you like outside companies to stage?
01:00
Let's stage them at post 2, which is off Paris and Brasilia Road.
01:07
Copy that, Paris and Brasilia, post 2.
01:10
Off control, this is KCI command.
01:12
Go ahead and bring Rescue 93 up.
01:16
320's on the call.
01:18
320 responding.
01:21
302, this is KCI command.
01:24
KCI command 302.
01:27
We have no smoke out of the left engine or any of the engines.
01:31
We have heavy smoke coming off the right landing gear, moderate smoke coming off the left landing gear.
01:36
The aircraft is going to taxi to a unit of, well actually they're not going to taxi, they're not going be towed.
01:44
Probably not back to the gate but close to it.
01:48
They're radioing.
01:49
Is really broken up.
01:50
It's hard to tell exactly what they're going to do, but we're on the runway now sitting waiting for a tow.
01:57
302 message received.
01:58
So the plane has landed?
02:02
Yeah, the plane is on the ground.
02:04
We're currently surrounding the plane.
02:06
We're unsure if this was an aborted takeoff or a landing.
02:13
302, are you up on this channel?
02:16
Wrong. Car 210, are you up on this channel, on the ARF channel?
02:21
ARF 1, Airport 204.
02:24
ARF 1, go ahead, 204.
02:27
Yeah, we believe it is an aborted takeoff.
02:30
It was departing to Atlanta.
02:33
Copy that.
02:36
You guys still need all these companies coming?
02:43
Of one 320.
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Location mentioned:
Kansas City Int'l Airport (MCI), 1 Kansas City Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64153
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