Fire forces evacuation of Alaska plane

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Small fire forces evacuation of Alaska plane By Q13 Reports The Associated Press

March 19, 2000 9:07 PM PST

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Another incident aboard an Alaska Airlines jet.

Firefighters in Las Vegas put out a small fire on the wheel of an Alaska Airlines M-D-80 jet after the pilot reported brake problems as he taxied for takeoff.

The 134 passengers and crew on the Las Vegas-to-Seattle flight deplaned and were taken back to the terminal. No one was hurt.

An Alaska Airlines spokesman says the pilot of Flight 639 noticed one brake had a high temperature reading.

The tower told the pilot smoke was coming from the left landing gear.

As firefighters were checking out the aircraft, spilled brake fluid flamed up on a tire hub and was quickly extinguished.

Last week, a passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Mexico to San Francisco barged into the cockpit and assaulted a pilot before being subdued.

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-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), March 20, 2000


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