A strange bird has forcefully made a Lagos-bound Aero Contractors aircraft made an air return on Sunday having stroke in Kano air.
The captain of the aircraft reportedly took the precautionary decision to make the air return when he heard the sound of the bird strike.
According to Tribune Online reports, the bird strike is defined as a collision between a bird and an aircraft that is in flight, on a takeoff or landing roll.
The management of the airline while reacting to the incident in a statement issued, apologized to the passengers on board of the flight.
The statement from the airline declared: “Aero Contractors regrets the inconveniences suffered by our passengers on flight N2 142 which occurred this morning 21st March, 2021 on the Kano to Lagos flight due to a bird strike on the engine while taking off.
“For precautionary and safety reasons, Aero Contractors had to make arrangements to ferry the aircraft back to Lagos to enable our engineers undertake a check on the engines and secure the approval of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) before returning it to service.
“When the Captain heard the sound of the bird strike, he made a safety and professional decision to return back to land in Kano, despite all the engines being normal and within limit.
“After close examination, with the approval of NCAA and Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), the aircraft was ferried back to Lagos for further examination.We are currently doing everything possible to bring our passengers back to Lagos”, the statement reads.
