ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269786
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| Date: | 22-NOV-2021 |
| Time: | 17:57 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Air Peace |
| Registration: | 5N-BUQ |
| MSN: | 27910/2873 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Owerri-Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW/DNIM) -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Owerri-Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW/DNIM) |
| Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Nigeria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Peace flight P47159, a Boeing 737, suffered a bird strike after takeoff from Owerri, Nigeria.
During climb out, the crew heard multiple loud bangs accompanied with vibrations and also noticed the values of engine parameters for Engine no.1 with N1 and N2 values reducing rapidly with excessive rise in Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) above limits. The flight crew executed the ENGINE FIRE OR ENGINE SEVERE DAMAGE OR SEPARATION Checklist and shut down engine no. 1 in accordance with the QRH (quick reference handbook)
At 17:57 h, while climbing through 2,500 ft, APK7159 declared “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY we have engine No 1 failure, we will call you, back to land” and the Owerri Tower acknowledged.
At 17:59, APK7159 contacted Port Harcourt Approach and reported “we have engine No 1 failure, we’ve shut down and need vectors to Port Harcourt, we have just one engine MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY”. Approach contacted Control Tower to transmit same and all emergency services were activated.
At 18:15, APK7159 landed and taxied to the apron.
Sources:
https://nigerianflightdeck.com/air-peace-announces-bird-strike-on-lagos-bound-owerriflight/
https://aib.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Preliminary-Report_Air-Peace-5N-BUQ.pdf
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 Mar 2021 | 5N-BUQ | Air Peace | 0 | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) | |
min |
| 11 Dec 2021 | 5N-BUQ | Air Peace | 0 | Benin Airport (BNI/DBNE) | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2021 18:56 | harro | Added |
| 22-Nov-2021 18:56 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Apr-2022 18:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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