Plane crash averted on a return to Lagos!

Another air disaster was averted on Sunday as an Abuja-bound Med View aircraft made a return to Lagos after one of its engines developed a mechanical fault about fifteen minutes after take off.

It was gathered that the plane, a Boeing 737-400 series marked 5N-BPA, departed Lagos around 12.15 pm but suddenly had a a problem with one of its engines forcing the pilot to make an emergency return to Lagos.

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The pilot of the plane, which had 73 passengers on board, had to make a return mid-air when he heard a loud bang at the engine side of the aircraft. There was immediate loss of thrust on the same engine and as a precautionary measure the pilot made a return.It reportedly swerved left and right for a few minutes before the pilot was able to control it and make a detour.

The plane landed safely with one engine and the passengers were thereafter transferred to another of the airline’s aircraft, a Boeing 737-80 series and flown to Abuja safely.