An issue with a Ryanair plane’s nose wheel led to a full emergency at Dublin Airport on Sunday. Operations from the airport’s south runway were affected for some time, and the incident also resulted in a few diversions. Thankfully, there were no injuries reported.
On April 9th, Dublin Airport declared a full emergency after Ryanair flight FR5542 faced an issue with its nose wheel after landing. The airline described the incident as a minor technical issue with the nose landing gear.
The incident led to the suspension of services from the airport for some time. While the north runway resumed operations after some time, the south runway remained closed following the incident.
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (EI-DHH, built 2005) suffered a landing mishap on runway 28 at Dublin-Intl AP (EIDW), Ireland. Flight #FR5542 from Liverpool suffered a major nosegear damage. No injuries reported. The 737 came to a stop at taxiway "E6". @SeamusjKearney… pic.twitter.com/wA6xYX8dkR
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) April 9, 2023
The Journal reports that four flights were diverted due to airport closure soon after the incident. These were two Aer Lingus flights from Paris and Santiago, and two Ryanair flights from Lanzarote and Malaga.
Interestingly, as the airport updated its Twitter handle about the incident, many passengers gave curious replies. They noticed that the incident was not over as some were still on the plane, waiting to be disembarked.
There have been several incidents related to an aircraft’s nose wheel. In 2005, a JetBlue flight between Burbank (BUR) and New York (JFK) had to perform an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) due to a malfunction of the nose gear. A local news helicopter advised that the nose landing gear was canted 90 degrees to the left, and the plane’s emergency landing was covered on live news.
In 2019, a SpiceJet Boeing 737 skidded off the runway at Mumbai airport and broke its nose wheel. The aircraft remained at the end of the runway for two days, affecting several flights and leading to cancelations and rescheduling.
INCIDENT A British Airways Boeing 787-8 suffered a nose wheel collapse at London Heathrow https://t.co/WlMZT9of2f pic.twitter.com/ddROx3xeJJ
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) June 18, 2021
