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The APU of an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER caught fire at Chennai International Airport

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Last updated: September 25, 2024, 14:39 UTC
Published: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 15:17 UTC
Category: News
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: Emirates
Tail: Aircraft: Boeing 777-31HER
Data: A6-ECZ EK547 MAA
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A Emirates flight to Dubai was delayed when smoke appeared from the rear of a Boeing 777-300.

Emirates Flight EK547 to Dubai, operated by a Boeing 777-300 (registration A6-ECZ) was delayed due to smoke while being refueled at Chennai International Airport (MAA), India Tuesday, September 24 2024.

#Emirates Flight EK547 was delayed at #Chennai Airport after smoke detected from tail section. With 280 passengers onboard, fire Authority responded quickly. Emirates issued an apology for the incident. #Dubai #EK547 #aviation #ViralVideo #Smoke #ChennaiDubaiEmirates #Trending pic.twitter.com/d8H7PsqBGW

— Sujit Gupta (@sujitnewslive) September 25, 2024

The emergency responders arrived at the location and handled the situation successfully.

Flight EK547 from Chennai is delayed due to operational reasons. New estimated departure is 00:00 on Sept 25th.”

Emirates

Further reports suggest that the heavy smoke was from the exhaust of the auxiliary power unit (APU) of the 14-year-old aircraft.

The flight #EK547 finally departed at 00:12 IST form Chennai Airport.

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