DAR ES SALAAM ( Halbeeg News) – Kenyan national carrier has made an emergency landing in Tanzanian city, Dar es Salaam after an engine caught fire, a report by the airlines confirmed
The plane was destined for OR-Tambo Airport, in Johannesburg, South Africa when one engine caught fire forcing the pilots to perform an emergency landing at Dar es Salaam.
According to the report, all the 142 passengers and 10 crew members landed safely but the near-disaster has exposed the laxity at the national airline.
KQ downplayed the February 12 incident involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route to Johannesburg, South Africa, saying the plane’s flight deck only showed that there was an issue that made the pilots takes precaution.
“On completion of the first four checklist memory items for FIRE ENG L, the fire warning ceased. They did not discharge the fire bottles as the fire warning had stopped,” the report reads in part, “The crew then completed the remainder of the checklist items and opted to divert to the nearest suitable airport, which was Dar-es-Salaam (HTDA).”
All B787 Dreamliners have engine fire suppression systems. Besides, as a twin-engine aircraft, a B787 has extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) which means it can fly for five-and-a-half hours on one engine.
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