Turkish Airlines flight is evacuated via emergency slides after smoke was detected in the landing gear

A Turkish Airlines flight was evacuated via emergency slides shortly after landing on July 29 at a coastal resort in southern Turkey due to smoke in the landing gear, officials said.

No one was injured, according to the newspaper Kathimerini.

The smoke appeared while the Boeing 777 from Istanbul was taxiing on the runway at Antalya airport. Emergency crews recommended the evacuation as a precautionary measure to ensure passenger safety, airline spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote in X.

All passengers were evacuated "immediately," Ustun said. It is not yet known how many passengers and crew were on board.

An initial inspection of the aircraft showed that the smoke was caused by a malfunctioning hydraulic pipe, Ustun said. Technical checks are currently being carried out on the aircraft. | BGNES