…NCAA to investigate cause of the plane’s emergency landing
LAGOS – An Atlanta-bound plane made an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria after one of the engines had an issue on Tuesday night.
Delta’s Flight 55 from Lagos to Atlanta, which took off around 10:50 p.m. local time, returned to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) less than an hour later.
The A330-200 aircraft had an issue with one of its two engines, the airline confirmed early Wednesday morning.
The flight landed safely and passengers were evacuated onto the runway down emergency slides, it was learnt.
The airport firefighters who had been notified of the development were already on ground when the incident happened.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Wednesday said it would investigate the emergency landing by an Atlanta-bound Delta Air Lines flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye, disclosed this in Lagos.
Adurogboye said that NCAA had been notified of the incident, stressing that it was the duty of the regulatory authority to investigate such occurrences in order to ascertain what led to it.
He noted that the pilot acted in accordance with the Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPs) by making an air return immediately the left engine of the aircraft caught fire in-flight.
The airline in a statement said five passengers reported non-critical injuries during the evacuation. All passengers are being bussed back to the terminal. Delta says it will provide hotel rooms and rebook the passengers on a flight Wednesday.
“The safety of Delta’s customers and crew members is always our top priority,” the company said.
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Spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi also confirmed the incident to Daily Trust. He said the five people who were injured “out of anxiety” have been rushed to an undisclosed hospital.
