Samson Echenim 
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded an aircraft, 5N-BZY belonging to Rano Air, after an incident related to engine failure.
According to the authority’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Micheal Achimugu, Rano aircraft 5N-BZY experienced a failure on its engine 1 on Monday, before it landed safely after safety procedures were executed by the pilot.
“Smoke was noticed in the cabin and flightdeck. Oxygen masks were donned. The appropriate safety protocols were initiated on the ground for landing. Smoke dissipated. Pilot safely landed the aircraft without incident,” Achimugu said via his official X handle on Monday.
Following the incident, which happened at the Sokoto airport, Achimugu said the NCAA Directorate of Airworthiness instructed that the aircraft 5N-BZY remain grounded until the conclusion of investigations.
“The rescue aircraft that was to then airlift passengers out of Sokoto had already boarded Abuja-Katsina passengers. It would have created problems to deboard those passengers. The flight out of Sokoto was, therefore, cancelled. 5N-BYZ is still on the ground with engineers working on it,” Achimugu tweeted.
“More advanced countries have worse air incidents than Nigeria because, here, flights will get cancelled if there is the slightest concern about safety.”
