A Max Air aircraft departing Yola airport for Abuja on Sunday evening rejected take off after the rear gear tyres burst.
The Max Air’s flight number NGL1649, a Boeing 737, with registration mark 5N-ADB, was reported carrying 119 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
According to a media statement by the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, the Max aircraft was cleared for takeoff, and had started takeoff roll when a loud bang thundered from the belly of the aircraft.
In a moment as a sigh of relief was about renting the air, it was identified that two of the rear gear tyres had burst.
According to the NSIB, an attempt by the Captain to taxi off the runway got the remaining two tyres burst thus, rendering the aircraft completely immobilized.
Fortunately, among the 119 passengers and 6 crew members, none had any injury as no report indicated otherwise.
The media statement signed by Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, (Mrs), Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, said “A go-team, led by NSIB Director General, DG, Capt Alex Badeh Jr., will visit the incident site Monday morning to conduct an investigation” on the serious incident.
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