Photo: Tomás Del Coro
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, performing flight from Seattle to Spokane (USA), reported sparks from the aircraft while landing.
- Aircraft landed on Spokane’s runway 03 when the crew of another aircraft reported seeing sparks coming from the landing aircraft.
- Tower immediately dispatched emergency services. The aircraft slowed without further incident and stopped on the runway.
- The airport was closed for about 30 minutes until the secondary runway was ready for operation.
- The airport’s main runway remained closed for about 90 minutes until the aircraft could be towed off the runway and a runway inspection was completed.