United Nigeria E145 at Abuja on Nov 17th 2021, engine flamed out

Last Update: April 26, 2022 / 19:52:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 17, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
United Nigeria Airlines

Flight number
NUA-505

Departure
Abuja, Nigeria

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
5N-BWW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

A United Nigeria Airlines Embraer ERJ-145, registration 5N-BWW performing flight NUA-505 from Abuja to Lagos (Nigeria) with 43 passengers and 4 crew, was lining up for departure from runway 22 when the crew received a "“E1 OIL IMP BYP" advisory. The aircraft commenced takeoff and was climbing out of Abuja's runway 22 when a loud bang came from the rear of the aircraft, all engine parameters showed green. At about 4000 feet another loud bang was heard from the back and the engine instruments indicated the left engine had flamed out. The crew requested a direct return to runway 04 at Abuja. The aircraft landed safely on runway 04 about 14 minutes after departure.

On Apr 26th 2022 Nigerai's AIB released their preliminary report rating the occurrence a serious incident. There were no injuries, there also was no damage to the aircraft. The flight data recorder did not record this flight, the last recording on the FDR had been on Feb 14th 2021.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 17, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
United Nigeria Airlines

Flight number
NUA-505

Departure
Abuja, Nigeria

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
5N-BWW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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