Dana MD83 at Owerri on Sep 30th 2019, nose wheel steering lost on backtracking

Last Update: October 1, 2019 / 19:30:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 30, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Dana Air

Flight number
9J-332

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
5N-JAI

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

A Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration 5N-JAI performing flight 9J-332 from Owerri to Lagos (Nigeria), was backtracking Owerri's runway for departure when the aircraft became disabled as the crew attempted to turn the aircraft around to line up for departure.

The airline reported the suffered a "nose wheel lock". The passengers disembarked onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal. A replacement aircraft subsequently took them to Lagos.

The airport was closed for about an hour until the aircraft was towed to the apron.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 30, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Dana Air

Flight number
9J-332

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
5N-JAI

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

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