Max Air Boeing 747 Comes Off Runway In Nigeria
On September 7th, a Max Air Boeing 747-400 flying as flight NR2092 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Minna, Nigeria suffered an engine failure on approach to Minna. The crew continued its landing, however, according to the Aviation Herald, the aircraft went off the runway and came to a stop off there. The aircraft sustained minor damage in the incident but there were no passenger or crew injuries reported.
Flight details
The flight was a Hajj flight, taking pilgrims home after their journey to Mecca. Approximately 550 people were on board. According to the Aviation Herald, the aircraft in question had registration 5N-DBK.
Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Board will open an investigation into the occurrence. This includes five on-site investigators. According to sources, the aircraft in question was still on the ground in Minna about 16 hours after landing.
About the aircraft
5N-DBK is listed as a Boeing 747-300. To be more specific, Airfleets lists it as a 32-year-old Boeing 747-346SR, which is currently listed as ‘stored’ on the database. As Hajj can often be a high-traffic season for a small portion of the year, it would make sense that the plane was taken out of storage specifically for this service. In fact, Malaysia Airlines had plans to do this with its Airbus A380s in the form of another sub-brand.
The aircraft involved served with Korean Air from the beginning of its life up until 10 years ago. Since 2009 the aircraft has been under the ownership of Max Air.
About Max Air
Max Air is described by Wikipedia as Nigeria’s longest serving international airline. Interestingly, the airline was established in 2008 and had its first commercial flight going from the Nigerian city of Kano to Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia. The airline’s early operations began with two Boeing 747s aircraft for Umrah and Hajj services. In fact, Mecca and Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are the only two international destinations served by the airline.
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