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Fumes Instigate Emergency Disembarkation


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Contact photographer Roger Oldfield

What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from London Stansted to Kerry Ireland
Where: Kerry Ireland
When: Dec 21st 2010
Who: 160 passengers
Why: On landing, the plane was taxiing on the runway when those inside were subjected to fumes. The pilots stopped on the runway and instituted evacuation procedures. Passengers disembarked via slides, (two of whom were injured.)

The fumes appear to have been from de-icing compound,

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    Flight record of the downed plane:
    (Detailed records from http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-25792.htm)
    Boeing 737 – MSN 25792
    Airline Aeroflot-Nord
    Status : Active
    Registration : VP-BKO
    Airline Aeroflot-Nord
    Country : Russia
    Date : 2004 – Codes 5N AUL Callsign : dvina
    Web site : http://www.aeroflot-nord.ru
    General information & flightlog

    Serial number 25792 LN:2353
    Type 737-505
    First flight date 20/08/1992
    Test registration
    Flights recorded

    Operators of the aircraft
    Delivery date | Airline | Registration | Remark
    08/09/1992 Braathens LN-BRW
    24/09/1992 Xiamen Airlines B-2591
    12/03/1993 China Southwest Airlines B-2591
    01/03/2003 Air China B-2591 Stored 03/2008
    29/05/2008 Aeroflot-Nord VP-BKO

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