Ryanair B738 has WHEEL WELL FIRE INDICATION after landing at Dublin

Ryanair B738 performing flight from London to Dublin had just landed on runway 28L when the pilots declared MAYDAY reporting a wheel well fire indication and would stop on the runway.
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[@greatflyer_aviation]

*For those wondering why they didn’t shut down the engines immediately or evacuate without losing time:* - The evacuation checklist begins with “Condition: Evacuation is needed”. This means you must analyse the situation and decide as crew if it is needed or not. Sometimes a fire indication can be erroneous and lead to serious injury for no reason. - You would not shut down the engines without the APU running, otherwise you’d lose electric power and end up with a dark cabin. APU takes about 2 minutes to start up and stabilise. - Shutting down the engines on the runway means you are blocking the active. However, after an inspection confirming no presence of fire, you can possibly taxi off the runway. “Sit on your hands” is a wise saying in aviation - think before you act.

[@rilmar2137]

I've heard that pilots try to avoid evc whenever possible for that very reason

[@ThePaddyPower]

If there was a case of 'sit on your hands' - it is definitely this situation.

[@Chris56456]

There should be at least 30min of emergency battery power with the engines off no?

[@aaronsaviation142]

@@rilmar2137 plus slides are expensive

[@AaronShenghao]

@@Chris56456 Cabin will be dark, battery only supply power to avionics and emergency lights.

[@thomas.leitner]

Yeah, so they either evacuate for nothing and get blamed for minor injuries (sprained ankles,..) and major inconvenience. Or they taxi to the gate, starting to burn, and getting blamed for underestimating the hidden issue. And even when everything is fine, then getting blamed on youtube for the decision making process, where everyone seems to be better at shutting down engines. :-D

[@CaptureKing247]

When did the KZbin comment section become the official aviation authority that anyone should care about?

[@thomas.leitner]

@@CaptureKing247 Yep, I actually thought the same, until someone in here mentioned possible medial reputation damage for airlines. People talk bad with wrong reasons, people listen, people fly. I mean just think about Ryanair. One of the safest airlines, but seemingly a running joke when it comes to safety.

[@andy-ally]

What's so wrong with shutting down engines and double checking wheel well to be sure that all is safe? :)

[@thomas.leitner]

@@andy-ally Well, some people in here seem to be faster and much more coordinated with doing so. :-D

[@ChloeLouiseeB]

A lot of commenters just don’t understand what the pilot had to think on here. He was told right off the bat no visible smoke/fire. He knows if he launches those slides that plane is grounded for a while and the chances of passengers getting injured using them is high. If he does that when he didn’t need to and people get hurt (which they will) it’s his arse that will be handed to him on a plate. I don’t doubt for one second that if anyone saw a hint of smoke or flames he wouldn’t have hesitated to shut down and evacuate that plane. He rightfully had evacuation in his mind ready as a ‘if we have to we will’ and by mentioning it to the tower they can warn surrounding vehicles to anticipate panicked passengers running all over the runway. A lot of people are saying he needed to make a decision but he had made a decision right from the start ‘we will evacuate IF it becomes necessary’

[@Arcadiez]

plus there is no fire extinguisher in the wheel well(to put out fire in the wheel well to be exact). It's a tricky situation, i understand that the captain is a bit in a dilemma.

[@ThreeWheelTherapy]

Pilots are dependent on cockpit indicators, and outsider verification. The emergency team are hesitant to approach a running aircraft on suspicion of fire. Wheel well fires are bad as they are very close to fuel tanks usually. I used to work launch and recovery in the USAF for F111 aircraft so I am well aware these issues. I used to have to go into the main wheel well to check system. Integrity visually. It's dangerous around running engines.

[@jetalse7974]

Also, if there is a wheel fire, the water in foam is bad news. Water actually makes metal fires worse. DCP extinguishers are required.

[@GewelReal]

They could just came in close with vehicles

[@littleferrhis]

I remember something one of my profs said. Evacuation is one of the toughest decisions you’ll make in the airlines. You shouldn’t do it unless it’s absolutely necessary since people will get hurt evacuating.

[@DavyR33]

3:21 - "Tower, Rescue 2, I'm going to get a Thermal Imaging camera out over to crew to have a look"

[@RipRoaringGarage]

Thats a good catch!

[@atzuras]

I use them regularly. A really cheap model can provide enough information to locate abnormal hot spots on the undercarriage in a matter of a few seconds. provided that the engine blast is not in the way and the user have had a little training to avoid basic mistakes. It should be mandatory for all fire trucks and some restaurants I know.

[@Markus-zb5zd]

@@atzuras even rural volunteer fire service units have them.

[@mikeklocke]

@@Markus-zb5zd I can confirm this as a volunteer firefighter

[@kcb8130]

@@Markus-zb5zd can confirm. My department just dropped 30k on 5 thermal cams. Things are extremely helpful in so many situations

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

FF: Oh, you want us to get OUT and take a look......🙄

[@gavinvalentino6002]

Exactly.

[@taupehat]

They were happy to do so once the engines were shut down. Can hardly blame them for not wanting to become part of the jet blast.

[@nilloc93]

no one in their right mind walks up to the landing gear of a plane while its engine is running

[@rafabeton609]

I just want to tell you both good luck. We are all counting on you.

[@VisualApproach]

Surely you can't be serious?

[@ailivac]

we have a fire indication beeping and blinking and flashing

[@elcastorgrande]

@@VisualApproach Don't call me Shirley!

[@geraldshultz4271]

Amazing graphics. I looked up the airport on the map and the graphics were exactly as on the map. Well done, also thanks to VASAviation. Thanks great work.

[@krozareq]

On a side note, the airport was designed on MS Paint.

[@davecrupel2817]

I suspect, for one reason or another, they had too much wheel braking power. Got the wheels too hot. But that's just an educated guess. For those who are curious, in a layman's terms explanation, the fire loop systems on commercial planes are what are called "thermocouple" systems. An electrical source is connected to one end of the loop. And the electric-powered alarm triggering mechanism at the other end of the loop. As the loop materials heat up, they become less and less resistive to the current. If they get hot enough, the current can pass all the way through them, and trigger the alarm mechanism, setting off the alarm.

[@chubbygreyhound1198]

I have a friend called Ryan Eyre. I remind him how amusing that fact is to me on a regular basis.

[@vbscript2]

I can see how a Greyhound and Ryan Eyre would become friends. - haha

[@tsm_lloyd4322]

Here comes all the Ryan Air Landing jokes 😑

[@dixonleong4664]

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[@tsm_lloyd4322]

@@dixonleong4664 tango hotel alpha tango, whiskey alpha Sierra, Charlie Oscar Oscar Lima!

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

Hahaha I had to laugh at your jokes and thought that was pretty cool of you - but whatever are you talking about?!?😃

[@jtm274]

Sierra Tango Foxtrot Uniform

[@tsm_lloyd4322]

@@jtm274 Yankee Oscar uniform, alpha Romeo echo, alpha, India delta India Oscar tango !

[@Markus-zb5zd]

Wheel well fires are super dangerous, good for triple checking here and being ready to evacuate.

[@wtfizzjus]

@4:35 it's "smoke from the tire", not tower.

[@michallysek6996]

Ladies and gentleman, this is your cptn speaking, you were just less thn one milimeter from sliding down that rubber thing.

[@kyles.aviation6083]

Great video, my friends were there that day and I believe my friends photo is in the thumbnail 😁

[@VASAviation]

Who is it that I can mention him

[@kyles.aviation6083]

@@VASAviation hey thanks for the heart 👍😁 the photo is on Instagram by @euro_spotter

[@rilmar2137]

Why do I love the Irish accent so much

[@igneousy]

What to do here, this is a tough call. Here I think there are two equally reasonable choices, first just evacuate,; second, prepare to evacuate and get a gear-well inspection. My problem with this incident is that they did not seem to do either. Nobody would fault the crew here if they immediately started an evacuation. It would also be reasonable to configure the aircraft for an evacuation (engines off, spoilers down, flaps extended), establish communication with the cabin and wait a reasonable amount of time for an inspection. Instead, it sounds like they sat there with the engines running. Nobody is getting anywhere near the wheel-well if you have the engines running. Also contributing to the confusion was that the fire trucks/tower had a slight but significant misunderstanding of the nature of the emergency. Everybody kept talking about the landing gear but what the pilot needed to know was if there was a fire in the landing-gear WELL...similar words, but a different area of the airplane. Also, an area where you could imagine a fire that could exist and not be readily apparent from the outside.

[@andy-ally]

Good point. It's not about pushing for evacuation, but getting ready for it just in case to save precious time. It looked like they were willing fire brigade will be able to see inside wheel well without approaching so there is no need to shut down engines...In the end it was the only option if they wanted to be sure.

[@Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

Huge miscommunication here. It was much too late when the crew finally said that the wheel well needed to be inspected for fire. The initial MAYDAY call correctly identified the indication, but tower and CFR did not know the difference between a landing gear/wheel fire and a wheel well fire. As far as whether there was an actual fire, the 737 NG and later engine and APU fire warning detectors are of a type which make an erroneous indication of a fire so unlikely that it can almost be discounted. If the engine or APU says fire, you have a fire. The wheel well fire detectors, however, are still of an earlier type that can, rarely, fail in such a way that a false fire indication results. The captain should have shut down the engines immediately and directed CFR to the main wheel wells. This could have been handled much better.

[@LeifNelandDk]

Automatic captions turns "turntotheleft" into "turtleneck" ;-) I would do the same without context.

[@Tevildo]

A bit of a communication problem that could have had serious consequences. The fire indication was in the wheel well, but the trucks were looking for fire on the undercarriage (where it's more likely to be). It's understandable, but it should have been corrected.

[@Hedgy327]

The pilot consistently referred to a fire indication in the wheel-well. The tower consistently referred to the undercarriage. There is a significant difference! This sort of miscommunication could be critical.

[@autobreza7131]

Agreed. I don’t understand why the tower and fire crew need to translate the pilots words. Wheel well is clearly not wheel, tire, or undercarriage. Sheesh...

[@andy-ally]

And it look like that pilots missed first report of the smoke from tower when they asked if tower can see anything because the when the second time tower advised that there was some smoke on rollout it sounded for me that pilot was surprised as if the tower only now decided to tell them. Could be wrong interpretation though.

[@UnshavenStatue]

I think both were accurate and they both knew exactly what the differences were -- I'd call it the best possible communication under the circumstances. Tower of course cannot see the wheel wells proper, but offered the best information he had available.

[@skyvenrazgriz8226]

All i was think is: is he going to shut down the engines anytime soon, if he wana evc ? Or maybe make it possible for the firefighters to take a look from below?

[@andy-ally]

Exactly. A bit to much hesitation. They wanted a quick answer from Tower and Rescue, but I think they could help more by shutting down engines right away and saving some time.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

@@andy-ally it’s not hesitation, it is careful consideration. When flying passenger aircraft its better to proceed with caution when you can.

[@JWx31]

@@andy-ally shutting engines doen immediatly is not an option. APU needs about 2 minutes to start up and with no visible smoke or fire from rescue or tower that would have been to much

[@andy-ally]

@@JWx31, can you advise what you mean by saying "that would have been too much"? Anyway, they wanted to be safe and asked ops to double check the wheel well. It is good decision. So they needed to shut down engines anyway.

[@ishmyboy]

@@andy-ally Because that would lead to electrics going off since need the APU to power up, also continues blocking the runway. No smoke was seen so no point causing a major incident by shutting engines down on a international airport, much better and safer if theres a possibility to taxi to either a ramp or just off the runway. If there was a fire or risk to passengers he clearly was ready to make the evac order.

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

This was a joke, correct?, Fire indication, sits on the runway, engines running, expects fire crew to approach the aircraft, not sure wether to evacuate, but decides to wait longer, finally shuts down. Reminds me of the L-1011 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Aircraft on fire,, but pilots never shut down the engines.

[@johncassels3475]

I agree - this seems a bit of a shambles from the flight crew. Also, some airport fire services are able to measure temperature from a distance (infra red?) - I guess this was not available.

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

@@johncassels3475 Interesting to do, But quite a lot of heat emanating from the engines, whoever handles the sensors, must be very accurate pointing it directly towards the wheel wells.

[@JimWhitaker]

Can you see up inside the Wheel well without being right underneath?

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

@@JimWhitaker - We need some aircraft techs to answer that. Are there any that would share their expertise?

[@nicolassales8679]

Oh dear, stops on runway but keeps 2 huge hairdryers running then thinks he might evacuate random people all over the runway after being informed twice that there is no sign of fire. Captain is in charge after he calls a mayday and should direct operations based on the evidence!

[@jamisonk.097]

Dont flare, dont care - Fly raynair

[@AlexandreHill70]

It's official, I've spent too much time on vatsim. I heard RYR8B and thought "oh, that's the Stansted flight". hahah

[@ianlitchfield9273]

I'm on the pilots side here, he's in a no win situation & nobody seems to want to take a closer look for him

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

Yes. The fire crews were given permission to enter the runway, but didn't seem to have permission to get out and have a closer look, or if necessary ask the aircraft to shut down the engines. The tower didn't think of telling them what to do. While everyone was waiting for everyone else to make up their minds, the pilots knew that fast action is required if there is a risk of fire, so reluctantly decided to evacuate the aircraft. Just in time the rest finally made up their minds to ask for the engines to be shut down so they could have a closer look.

[@ianlitchfield9273]

@@evaluateanalysis7974 Yes it was a cockup by the ground services, time is the essence with fire. Look at the Manchester Airtours disaster.

[@spankyg9512]

I like how the message of a wheel well fire got changed into an undercarriage fire....two totally different things. Undercarriage fires can usually be seen from distance, a wheel well fire would involve sticking your head in there to find out.

[@BillySugger1965]

Some emergency handling is awe inspiring. This one doesn’t fill me with confidence!

[@colesrk]

Hey, Vasaviation, are you working on a video for flight 2292? The flight that saw the UFO. It's an American Airlines flight from Kentucky to Arizona.

[@VASAviation]

Affirm

[@StevenWx]

*RyanAir landing meme intensifies*

[@GigsVT]

Probably deployed parking brake just prior to touchdown.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

Nah, meme intensification costs extra.

[@davecrupel2817]

@@GigsVT _bouncy bouncy bouncy_

[@timsmith2525]

I'm confused about the exchange (paraphrased). Can you take a closer look? We don't see anything obvious. Can you take a closer look? We can't see anything from here. Is that a no?

[@kentskor2055]

That fire bell sounds like my 40-year-old wind-up alarm clock. RIIINNNGGGGGGGGGGGG

[@jay1987]

4:33 “that could just be smoke from the tyre”

[@aaronsaviation142]

Fantastic! Very fast turnout from the fire

[@mybackpocket]

1:52 "There's no smoke at all visible from your undercarriage" - if you want to update the captions.

[@pm1104]

Very good call guys.....nice job!

[@praharadar]

that european phraseology is a caress for the heart. great work by the controller and rescue services. the pilot must have really been concerned because you wouldn't just casually throw around the word "evacuation"

[@zwyklyuser44]

So difficult to make a closer look

[@molivil]

Around 4:30 I think what they said actually was "Okay thank you very much, that's copied. That could just be the smoke from the tires that burst here, good to know anyway."

[@kimsmoke17]

Maybe shut down the engines if you want the fire fighters under the wings looking in your wheel wells, or if you’re thinking about evacuating?? Chances are the airport might have a tug to pull you to the gate after... sheesh.... Ryan Air.....

[@Rob2]

They will probably not go to a gate, and likely have no contract for tug service. It is Ryanair, after all.

[@zacharysylvester8349]

Yeah, it’s a bit more complicated then that buddy. There’s a number of factors they need to take into consideration... and then the implication that these pilots are somehow less competent because they fly for Ryanair is ridiculous.

[@Jonny94669]

Ex Ryanair pilot here. Ryanair pilot training is amongst the best in the world, so much so that Emirates happily take on hundreds of Ryanair pilots every year because they're aware of the high training standards there. Considering it wasn't the most pleasant experience working there, the fact I'm telling you this should speak volumes. Cheers.

[@henrygeorge6223]

@@Jonny94669likewise 👍🤝

[@IndianaDiecastRacing]

holy indecision, batman

[@wloffblizz]

Well, if there is an actual fire you obviously want to evacuate and not take any risks, but at the same time, people tend to get injuries during evacuation, so it's not something you want to do if you can avoid it. It's not an easy call

[@andrewsmall6568]

When you stick a bunch of 70+ year olds down slides at least one will end up with life changing injuries. You really dont take this decision lightly.

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

@@bretspencer - I like this, what is the price of a human life?. Profits, seem to rule.

[@Dany-gf9zu]

Wow

[@msacha89]

4:33 “smoke from a tire", not tower

[@mmutk]

He went from evacuate to taxi in real quick

[@TheRotorhound]

Please look for a fire damn it.

[@commerce-usa]

Better safe than sorry. Job well done by all.

[@mangos2888]

Oh that Dublin accent 😇😁

[@peter78072]

Some Say they are still looking closely at the undercarriage..

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

Hola Toledo!

[@sapede]

Glad they didn't evacuate, it would have been expensive for the passengers.

[@edsonherald3720]

“BEAVIS and BUTT-HEAD” Management Like By The Tower and Fire Rescue Crew ! ! ! ! HOLY MOSES ! ! !

[@restojon1]

"Seamus! Is dat fire small, or far away?"

[@SenorCrazylegs]

No,sorry. This is an ongoing fire indication. Do the safest thing and get out.

[@OMG_No_Way]

Absolutely frustrating. Fire rescue and tower sucked here. It’s not about seeing smoke. Get your ass there and look into the fire wall ASAP. Poor pilots are helpless.

[@LjL-Videos]

With running engines? I get they're brave, but that's not the same as suicidal...

[@Daniel-td1kr]

Next time you try to be a smart ass, don't because it makes you seem like an idiot. What do you want them to do go under while the engines are still running?

[@OMG_No_Way]

@@Daniel-td1kr Me? A smart ass? Never. LOL You should know damn well there could be a fire without visible smoke from across the runway. The pilots are asking if there’s a fire. In response, we get an emergency personal, who’s not on scene yet replying casually that there’s “no smoke”. That’s not what the pilot asked.

[@Lim1986]

Seems very messy,one engine shout of been shut off fire crew check wheel well no issues.Faulty indication.

[@marion5861]

Ready to like all the incoming ryan air jokes!

[@FalconX88]

That sounds like very inefficient communication. Pilots clearly want the fire fighters to go check the wheels.

[@dixonleong4664]

will they charge the passengers of requesting emergency vehicles?

[@ZaidMahomedy]

Not an expert, but I get the impression the flight crew and inspection crew really didn't know how to handle this situation. Too much hesitation, standing by...

[@nachisuper]

Thought the exact same thing. Can anybody chime in and say if this was proper procedure?

[@Aran2323]

Yeah, it seemed like a lot of indecision. I think if it gets to the point where you're wondering "should we evacuate?" you should evacuate to err on the side of caution. It's better to shut down a runway than end up with a fire that kills or injures people.

[@sjoerdhaerkens5887]

You have to keep in mind that evacuation is a very severe measure and it's very common for people to get injured while evacuating. If everything but one light is saying you are fine you might not want to risk injuring passengers during evacuation

[@igneousy]

@@elliot1750 Boeing checklist only contemplates this light coming on in the air. The scenario that is contemplated is that you took off with hot-brakes and put the wheels up into the well and set off the detectors. The checklist calls for you to put the gear down and land. The light coming on during rollout is not what is trained/contemplated so I think that is where the confusion. I think the crew thought that this was a mechanical malfunction...but had a nagging voice in their head telling them that it might not be. I think that is why there was so much hesitation and indecision. I think they were fighting their instinct to just taxi to the gate so they decided to be cautious...but not really.

[@andyoshea7309]

Ryanir used to fly their crews 900-1000hrs a year. So a 19yr old could get a Command at 25. Ryanair buy brand new planes so little goes wrong with them. Its just the low cost way

[@WilliamR540]

Are you going to be posting the UFO encounter AA had the other day? Thanks!

[@C2K777]

We can neither confirm or deny that we had an armed reaper drone deploying to a a taskiing at the time. We can't confirm it coz it'll make us look bad. We can't deny it coz we totally did and you might catch us out somehow. - US Gov.

[@jonathankleinow2073]

Why do Ryanair flight numbers include letters (for example, 8B)? Or is that all European carriers? It's not something I see in the U.S.

[@gabrielstraus4116]

Quite common here in Europe. The flight number doesn’t have letters (it’s a number), but the designated callsign does. In this case: Flight number: FR205 Callsign: RYR8B

[@csgergo80]

More likely ICAO thing, makes it easier to make the callsigns different, so less likely to get similar ones at the same time.

[@gabrielstraus4116]

@@csgergo80 also in America you read 4-number callsigns like this: “Cactus fifteen forty-nine” In the Europe that’s not allowed, you’d read it as “Cactus one five four niner” which of course is a little too long for a callsign. Adding letters allows for shorter and more practical callsigns

[@jonathankleinow2073]

@@gabrielstraus4116 Or "fifteen thirty-nine" or "fifteen twenty-nine," as the situation worsens

[@dean7045]

THIS IS HOW A SITUATION CAN GO FROM BAD TO WORSE. THE TOWER DID NOT LISTEN TO THE PILOT. OVER AND OVER THE PILOT SAYS WHEEL WELLS, WHEEL WELLS, AND ALL THE TOWER AND FIRE SERVICE SAY IS THE WHEELS ARE OK.

[@Markus-zb5zd]

Fire services got the wheel well information

[@SurveyCaptainAkari]

Its Ryanair what do i expect

[@monkyofwar669]

Does anyone know the date this happened or aircraft REg?- don’t worry found it

[@olivernurse4421]

Is the date right? Simply flying quoted it as happing on the 21st

[@EinkOLED]

4 inflatable chutes were saved.

[@kentskor2055]

As a passenger, this seemed pretty disturbing. Three minutes after the fire indication and mayday, the pilot and rescue were still figuring out what to do. Lots of confusion, lack of coordination and indecisiveness. If there had been a fire, those three wasted minutes could have been catastrophic. Or am I missing something . . . .

[@EinkOLED]

An evacuation would mean deploying the chutes putting the aircraft out of service and costs to the company. But if the crew assumed it was a faulty indication which then leads to a fire then they could be criticised for not taking action. Ultimately it's the captain's decision, but having fire crew able to make a visual inspection should rule out any faulty fire indication.

[@FoolioBeardy]

Jeeeeeeez

[@aviationmanchester152]

I think this should be on further training to ensure pilots that this is not what to do in an emergency situation. The pilots should have shut the engines down so the fire crew can check the aircraft. The pilots also said they were going to evacuate on the runway and didn't. Good job all turned out well in the end.

[@andy-ally]

Couldn't agree more. Even though it looks like there is no Boeing procedure for ground procedures during wheel well fire, but shutting down the engines, configuring aircraft for evacuation (in case evacuation will be needed) and close inspection by rescue ops would be a good first step.

[@garridojared]

When I saw rynair on the thumbnail I knew what happened

[@garridojared]

@Spaced Raider a hard landing

[@Pies.]

Finally, it coulnd't take the landing

[@jeehaa1]

1:51: " There's no smoke at all visible from your undercarriage [...] 4:32: "That could just be the smoke from the tire(s), but it's good to know anyway

[@jimratliff2753]

Pilot seemed anxious, naturally with the warnings in the cockpit not going away but, the fire services and tower did inspect the A/C and no fire etc. present and kept assuring him. That is their job. The pilot was really wanting to get those slides open for business!

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

Do not put so much trust with what the Tower can see. It was wheel well fire alarm, the best to accurately report on it would be the rescue personnel, if they got up close to the wheel well. And we do not know if they got up in there.

[@TurboM]

If I wass the pilot I would put out the one engine so one still idle so there can be a close inspection. If there is no imidiate smoke or fire visible there is time to evacuate. If there is smoke visible imidiate evacuate. But that is just me.

[@capturethesky7199]

I bet that’s normal for everyday in RyanAir

[@Danny_ll]

That pilot just wanted to evacuate no matter what lol

[@robintje1987]

21 feb. 2021

[@blind_aviator]

Sounds like flightdeck2sim.

[@sam04019491]

Surely the smoke detector in the wheel well was triggered by the slamming of the plane into the ground, causing smoke from the tyres to enter the wheel well? Case closed.

[@ThePilotWhoCantFly]

It's not a smoke detector

[@ThePilotWhoCantFly]

And the smoke from the tires isn't caused by slamming down the aircraft

[@msnpassjan2004]

Seems to be a global problem getting fire crews to actually get out of the truck and inspect the landing gear.

[@AsmarterWorld]

Not so suprised they don’t use reverse when they land only brakes ...

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Balls

[@ThePilotWhoCantFly]

?

[@neiswestnij]

As so often.. smoke detection malfunction

[@PlaneSpottingBerlin]

but there was smoke as the tower confirmed

[@igneousy]

This is not a smoke detector...it's a fire loop similar to a loop in the engine.

[@flyc3]

Of course they were desperate to evacuate, it’s £3 per person on the slides……

[@planecrazyairforcecorps4295]

B738? That’s illegal

[@loismccarthywatson8371]

Stop using copy only photocopiers copy.Use Roger or Wilco

[@oceanle]

Congrat the pilot for common sense .

[@pnelson377]

Que all the aviation experts!!

[@Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

When it comes to 737 fire/overheat warning systems, I am glad to be of service.

[@maihama_taro]

Ryan air...? ah,Hard Landing.I see.

[@RedArrow73]

Serious Communications failure. It seems a Wheel Well Fire is different from an 'Undercarriage' fire situation.

[@stewartross1233]

That was a shambles!

[@John-gm5mf]

lol at the pilot getting frustrated things are taking too long, yet does nothing to help...either evacuate or don't, felt like he was using it as a bargaining chip.

[@jonathankleinow2073]

The pilot doesn't want to evacuate the aircraft unless it's absolutely necessary. Passengers are likely to be injured (sprained ankles and such) from going down the slides. He was ready to pull the trigger on an evacuation the moment he heard anything confirming smoke or fire, but they didn't seem to see anything. I do think he should have shut down the engines sooner, though.

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

Also, the pilot is blind, he has to follow the manual. The manual says: wait for ground crew’s inspection. The fact that the ground crew failed to confirm put the pilot in a bind. “If you can’t find the fire, I will order the evacuation.” Pretty much explain the problem.

[@TheMarcellification]

Another armchair wannabe failed pilot

[@John-gm5mf]

@@TheMarcellification couch actually. Never tried to be a pilot, just like criticizing them on the internet based on the copious amounts of ATC I listen to. Oh yeah, and my left nut, don't forget to suck on it.

[@plainsailing5987]

Shut the engines down. What on earth was he at?

[@wouter141]

Isn't Ryanair notorious for barely using any reverse thrust? Maybe they pressed the brake pedal a little too hard LOL

[@restojon1]

I've been on one of their flights when the pilot gave it everything he/she could in reverse thrust. The passengers did not appreciate it, lot of concerned gasping and a couple of older passengers needed to be helped off the aircraft as the landing injured them.

[@rubenvillanueva8635]

@@restojon1 - Jay, very interesting, were the pax strapped in? or were they walking down the aisle before the aircraft vacated the runway? If they were injured in their seats, that was no landing, but a controlled flight into the ground!

[@vihai]

Due to noise abatement procedures, unless otherwise required, only idle reverse thrust is usually applied.

[@javiercaselli]

I've flown many times with them to and from Málaga (AGP), nothing out of the ordinary with the reversers, if anything, rather expedite braking and runway vacations.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

You realise that using reverse thrust reduces the expensive brake maintenance? fuel is cheap.

[@jdkgcp]

Literally everyone is telling him there's no fire. Pilot was getting a bit jumpy there...which is ok... better to be safe than sorry. At some point it seems like they are just trying to deescalate the pilot more than anything else. He reeeeeally wanted to evacuate that plane even after people are telling him they don't see anything. Settle down there Captain Sully.

[@carnie2_917]

The possibility for a hidden wheelwell fire were there, wich wouldnt necessarily be vicible from a firetruck. The correct procedure here would be for a firefighter to inspect the wheelwell.

[@randybobandy6522]

Pilot needs to chill out.

[@The_Original_forresttrump]

Is Ryan Air like a super discount no frills getting drunk on the way to a football match airline??? I’m in Canada but hear about them a lot in aviation vids. Sounds like rowdy bunch lol.

[@sarahalbers5555]

ATC: hold my Guinness. Looks like we got another case from Ryanair.

[@AMajeedMohieddeen]

That happened because ryanair always does hard and bumpy landings