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Sept. 26, 2006
Pat Kuehn, APR
Community Information Specialist

PASSENGER JET LANDS SAFELY AT DBIA
FOLLOWING IN-FLIGHT FIRE

A small fire broke out in the auxiliary power unit of a United Express regional jet as it approached the Daytona Beach International Airport at about 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26. The jet's onboard extinguishing system put the fire out before the aircraft landed.

Flight 7275 was inbound from Washington Dulles International Airport at about 10,000 feet when the fire occurred.

Firefighters from Volusia County Fire Services Station 17, which is based at the airport, met the jet on the runway and safely escorted all 41 passengers and crew members from the plane. According to Fire Services Lt. Scott Black, the passengers were calm and unaware that there had been a fire. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters entered the cargo hold and avionics compartment and found no fire damage inside the aircraft. There was, however, minor flame damage to the plane's exterior. Following the inspection, firefighters turned the jet over to United Airlines.

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