Fire & Arson
Aircraft reports cabin smoke, lands safely at RDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), 2400 John Brantley Blvd, Morrisville, NC 27560 - 3/23/2026 05:30 PM
Fire and rescue crews responded to an aircraft that reported smoke and a burning odor in the cabin near RDU Airport. Multiple mutual aid units staged nearby for assistance. The plane landed safely and taxied to the gate without visible smoke, and crews began investigating the source of the incident.
Wake NC Interop Group Calls
02:12
Transcript
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mutual aid units in route from ARFF command.
00:02
We have a CRJ 900 with (number withheld) souls on board on about a 10 mi final now with smoke and burning smells in the cabin.
00:13
That's all we've got right now.
