19/07/22
PRESS RELEASE
A Boeing 737 Aircraft belonging to Dana Air this Tuesday made an emergency landing on approach to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja
The incident occurred following an indication in one of its engines
All the 100 passengers disembarked safely.
The Aircraft with registration number, 5N DNA embarked on an emergency landing on Tuesday, 19th July 2022, owing to an indication on one of its engines as The pilot in command briefed the passengers on the incident and landed the aircraft safely at the Abuja International Airport at about 2:52 pm.
All the Hundred air passengers disembarked safely while the airline operators ground the aircraft for immediate attention by the team of engineers as The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has also been briefed on the incident.
The incident Came two months after a similar involving one of the aircraft operated by the airlines occurred at the airport in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
The aircraft with registration number 5N JOY was set to take off from Port Harcourt to Lagos on May 2 when its tyres caught fire, forcing a planned trip to Lagos to be aborted.
Giving an explanation on the incident, the airline had said the pilot in command noticed an anomaly before take-off which he queried with the Air Traffic Control before embarking on a ramp return as all 50 passengers were unhurt and disembarked safely and the airplane was grounded immediately.
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