Airport firefighters had to douse flames that erupted from the right main gear on a Frontier Airlines A321 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. Fire and smoke roiled from the gear as it rolled out after a flight from San Diego about 4:20 p.m. The 190 passengers and seven crew remained onboard while the fire trucks poured water and foam on the undercarriage. They deplaned using airstairs shortly after.
During the flight, pilots issued a Mayday after detecting smoke on the flight deck. A passenger told local media the aircraft made a “hard landing” before the gear fire and the plane shook during the rollout. According to the Aviation Herald, there were also reports the pilots donned masks during the descent and that they were unable to transmit on the radio. They could hear ATC, however. They acknowledged instructions by hitting ident.
