An Emirates 777-300ER with registration A6-ECW landed at Boston yesterday afternoon. After rollout, a small fire appeared in the tailpipe of the #1 engine. According to the video posted on YouTube by ‘tbird209‘, a couple of very aware avgeek spotters called 911 and notified tower of what they were seeing. AvHerald reports that while there were no cockpit indications of a fire, the pilots noticed the fire on their external cameras, notified tower and shut down the engine. AvHerald also reported that a fuel leak was seen by emergency personnel. No injuries were reported. Video is Copyrighted by tbird209.
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