The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into an incident involving a foreign-registered Challenger 604 plane operated by Triton Aviation, which misplaced a door mid-air shortly after departing Abuja for Lagos.
The plane, with registration quantity T7-SEI, departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 16:12 UTC on Thursday.
It was about three nautical miles from the airport and climbing by way of 3,500 ft when the crew declared a “Mayday” misery name following the separation of the door from the plane.
This was disclosed in an announcement made out there to The PUNCH by the NSIB on Friday.
According to the bureau, the plane returned to Abuja and landed safely on Runway 22 at 16:34 UTC, with 9 folks on board, comprising three crew members and 6 passengers.
The Challenger 604 is registered in San Marino, a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe surrounded by Italy.
In the assertion signed by its Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Alex Badeh Jr, the NSIB mentioned the lacking door had been recovered and secured at its wreckage hangar.
“The Bureau has commenced its investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the occurrence,” the assertion mentioned.
The incident prompted an emergency response on the Abuja airport, with fireplace and rescue personnel and medical groups positioned on standby forward of the plane’s return.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had earlier confirmed the incident, noting that the investigation fell below the purview of the NSIB.
The bureau mentioned it might present additional updates because the investigation progressed.
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