About a week after Bristow Helicopters experienced engine failure mid-air, another Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, on Tuesday had an engine failure few minutes after departing Lagos.
It was gathered that the Air Peace plane, a Boeing B737-500 with the registration number 5N-BUJ, which departed the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos for Owerri, Imo State, made an air return to base following the incident that led to the collapse of one of its two engines.
Reports say that the aircraft had 90 passengers and six crew members on board at the time of the incident.
A statement by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Accident Investigation Bureau confirmed the incident, saying that its investigators had commenced investigation into the incident.
The AIB explained that the incident occurred at 07:47 local time while the aircraft had departed Lagos at 07:35 local time.
According to him, information provided by the Air Traffic Control revealed that the incident made the crew to immediately make an air return back to base.
He, however, stated that the aircraft landed safely at 08:06 local time, adding that all occupants disembarked with no injury.