Frightening scenes arose at Melbourne’s airport recently after an Etihad plane carrying nearly 300 passengers on board was forced to abort all plans for take-off.
Reports from local media outlets spoke about how the plane’s landing gear caught on fire and a huge amount of black smoke was emitting out of the aircraft at this crucial moment in time.
This caused two of the front wheels to explode, causing fear and panic among passengers aboard the aircraft.
The flight was highlighted as EY461 which was bound for Abu Dhabi moments before it took off from Melbourne Airport during the hours of Sunday night. This is when the terrifying drama started to unfold.
Footage from the scene showed how the plane on the tarmac was surrounded by giant fire tucks who rushed to put the blaze out.
One passenger speaking to local media outlets shared how the plane had no option but to slam its emergency brakes during the moment of take-off and the impact was severe.
This is right after the landing gear’s alarm signal went off about it catching fire.
The giant Boeing 787 jet had two deflated wheels and now the giant aircraft still remains on the runway that has been closed for operations.
For now, there are no reports of any injuries and all 289 passengers were immediately and safely disembarked from the plane and returned to the terminal.
The flight crew opted to halt the take-off operations for technical reasons and the plane was safely brought to a stop on the runway with emergency services surrounding the plane, the spokesperson for Etihad Airlines shared.