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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on April 14, 2021, 10:50:32 am
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No Injuries After C-17 Catches Fire at JB Charleston
April 12, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
No one was hurt when a C-17 caught fire after landing April 9 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
Seven crew members and one passenger were returning from an overseas mission when the C-17 landed at the base and caught fire, causing substantial damage to the Globemaster III. Videos and photographs posted online showed flames burning on the aircraft’s landing gear and black smoke rising from under its left wing.
“Base personnel quickly extinguished the fire, preventing further damage to the aircraft,†Joint Base Charleston public affairs said in a statement.
The video shows the C-17 parked next to more aircraft, but the fire did not spread. The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
https://www.airforcemag.com/no-injuries-after-c-17-catches-fire-at-jb-charleston/
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Must have landed short/heavy so as to cause the brakes to overheat. Happens quite often, however, those aircraft are supposed to go to another location well away from others. Fire Dept. is supposed to be there on standby for just such an incident to prevent it from damaging or destroying an aircraft.
In this instance, it sounds like a complete fustercluck because the crew most likely ignored or were "unaware" of what they'd done and neglected to inform maintenance of what they had done. And yes, aircrew are trained on what type of event may cause an overheat and are to notify maintenance personnel so a check can be done with an IR sensor just in case and then redirect the aircraft as required.
Either way, looks like a C17 has just become a cann bird.