The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded Rano aircraft 5N-BZY following an engine failure incident.
NCAA disclosed this on Monday via a post on X by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Micheal Achimugu.
According to the authority, the “Rano aircraft 5N-BZY experienced a failure on its engine 1. Smoke was noticed in the cabin and flightdeck.Oxygen masks were donned. The appropriate safety protocols were initiated on the ground for landing. Smoke dissipated. Pilot safely landed the aircraft without incident,”.
Consequently, the NCAA Directorate of Airworthiness instructed that the aircraft 5N-BZY remain grounded until the conclusion of investigations.
“The rescue aircraft that was to then airlift passengers out of Sokoto had already boarded Abuja-Katsina passengers. It would have created problems to deboard those passengers. The flight out of Sokoto was, therefore, cancelled. 5N-BYZ is still on the ground with engineers working on it,”.
Furthermore, the NCAA reiterated that it prioritizes safety, adding that the records are clear.
“More advanced countries have worse air incidents than Nigeria because, here, flights will get cancelled if there is the slightest concern about safety”.
