Take A Look As Dana Air Catches Fire Upon Taking Off
The video of Dana Air catching fire upon take-off can be found here.
Touchaheart reports that another flying calamity was averted when the tyres of a Dana Airlines plane caught fire soon before take-off at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria.
The Dana aircraft was scheduled to take off from Port Harcourt International Airport en route to Lagos when the fire gut Dana Air gut fire happened, following initial delays in which the airline operators reportedly informed customers that their flight would be delayed due to inclement weather.
In a press release issued Tuesday morning, May 3rd, in response to the Dana Air fire video, Kingsley Ezenwa, a Dana Air spokesman, stated that the aircraft has been grounded pending the outcome of their investigations.
“Our aircraft with registration number 5N JOY, operating flight 9J 344 from Port Harcourt to Lagos on the 2nd of May 2022, was about to take off when the pilot in command noticed an anomaly, which he queried with Air Traffic Control before embarking on a ramp return in line with our strict safety operating procedures,” according to the statement.
“However, the impact on the brakes as a result of the aborted take off affected the aircraft tyres which sparked off while the aircraft was taxiing to repark.
“All 50 passengers onboard the aircraft disembarked safely and our maintenance team have immediately grounded the aircraft pending the conclusion of their investigations. Once again, we sincerely apologize to all the passengers on the flight for the inconveniences caused due to the eventual cancellation of the flight.”
