Overland Aircraft’s Engine Catches Fire Mid-Air While On Ilorin-Lagos Trip
Category: Bizarre & Strange News
An Overland aircraft’s engine has caught fire midair.
The four-member flight crew of the airline however made a successful landing of the distressed aircraft on the Runway 18R of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday evening, The Punch reports.
The ATR 42 aircraft, which has 37 passengers on board, was en-route Ilorin-Lagos when the plane suddenly developed a major fault.
The pilots had sent out a Mayday to the Lagos control tower.
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications. It is an international radio distress signal used by ships and aircraft.
The Punch.
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