MEMPHIS, Tennessee (USA) - A commuter jet taxiing across the Memphis International Airport airfield hit a loading bridge Tuesday, causing a fire on board but no injuries.
There were no passengers aboard.
``It was being taxied to another part of the airfield after a routine maintenance check, and apparently the brakes failed and it ran into the bridge,'' said Larry Cox, president of the airport.
Dave Jackson, a spokesman for the Minneapolis-based Mesaba Airlines, said the company is investigating the incident.
Jackson said two mechanics and three crew members on board were unhurt.
The accident caused a few delays, but no flights were canceled.
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