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The management of Arik Air has said the emergency landing on Friday of its Boeing 737 aircraft flying from Lagos to Jos was due to a noise in one of the engines.
The aircraft, with registration number 5N-MJD, reportedly lost one of its two engines mid-air with over 100 passengers on board.
SaharaReporters, quoting an unnamed source, said the aircraft was already 60 miles away from Lagos when the incident occurred.
But Adebanji Ola, the Arik Air Spokesperson, said the aircraft did not lose an engine.
“It was not an engine loss,” he said in a text message response to Premium Times enquiry last night.
“The captain heard a noise and as a safety precaution, he made an air return. This is a standard operating procedure.”
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The aircraft, with registration number 5N-MJD, reportedly lost one of its two engines mid-air with over 100 passengers on board.
SaharaReporters, quoting an unnamed source, said the aircraft was already 60 miles away from Lagos when the incident occurred.
But Adebanji Ola, the Arik Air Spokesperson, said the aircraft did not lose an engine.
“It was not an engine loss,” he said in a text message response to Premium Times enquiry last night.
“The captain heard a noise and as a safety precaution, he made an air return. This is a standard operating procedure.”
Related: Arik Air Carrying Over 100 Passengers Loses Engine Mid-Air
