Audio from the moment a Ryanair flight had a landing gear malfunction at Dublin Airport leading to a "full emergency" on Sunday has emerged.
The incident happened when a flight from Liverpool to Dublin was landing on the south runway at Dublin Airport and a "trail of sparks" appeared. It quickly became apparent to onlookers that there was an issue with the front landing gear of the plane.
The video from VASAviation on YouTube shares the moment when the flight had difficulty upon landing due to the issue. There were no injuries in the incident and the plane was later removed from the runway which closed for some time afterward.
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On the audio the crew can be heard confirming details with the ATC tower as it prepared for landing. Someone can be heard saying "...the Ryanair on the runway, there was a lot of smoke and sparks". The ATC tower can be heard telling the crew "vehicles on the way" after sparks could be seen coming from the plane as it came down the runway after the landing gear failure.
The crew asks "can you see any fire or smoke?" to which the air traffic controller responds "no fire at the moment but there was a lot of sparks and smoke on touchdown". The ATC can then be heard saying "Ryanair 5542 rescue vehicles are on the way - no smoke or fire observed from the tower at the moment, just looks like a gear failure".
The audio then has ATC communicating with other departures and explaining that the runway will be closed for some time and that departures and arrivals will go from the north runway with some short delays expected. The runway was opened shortly after the incident as work began to safely bring passengers from the plane and tow it to a hangar.
A Ryanair spokeswoman said: "This flight from Liverpool to Dublin (9 Apr) experienced a minor technical issue with its nose landing gear upon landing. Passengers and crew disembarked normally and the aircraft will shortly be towed back to the hangar for further inspection by Ryanair engineers."
A Dublin Airport Authority spokesman told Dublin Live: "A Full Emergency was declared at Dublin Airport this afternoon update following the arrival of Ryanair flight FR5542 from Liverpool. The Dublin Airport Fire Service responded, and the passengers disembarked the aircraft normally once the all clear was given by the Airport Fire Officer. Air Traffic flows into Dublin Airport were suspended during the incident."
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