Incident: Royal Air Maroc B734 at Amsterdam on Jun 6th 2010, engine fire
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Jun 6th 2010 21:52Z, last updated Sunday, Jun 6th 2010 22:36Z
A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-400, registration CN-RMF performing flight AT-685 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Nador (Marocco) with 162 passengers, was departing Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, when the right hand engine (CFM56) was seen on fire during initial climb prompting the crew to shut the engine down and activate the engine's fire suppression system. The airplane returned to Schiphol Airport's runway 18R for a safe landing a few minutes later. The airplane vacated the runway and stopped on the taxiway, where emergency services checked the aircraft. The passengers deplaned onto the taxiway via mobile stairs.
A fire truck rushing to its stand by position toppled over, no injuries occured, the truck received serious damage however.
Witnesses on the ground say, that a bird strike may have caused the engine failure and fire.
The fire truck that toppled over (video: Ronald van Doorn)
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