Another Crash Averted As IRS Plane With 89 Passengers Makes Emergency Landing In Kaduna

An IRS Airlines with 89 passengers on board on Sunday made an emergency landing at the Kaduna Airport resulting from low hydraulic system warning in the cockpit.

This is coming after Associated Aviation Embrear 120 aircraft crashed in Lagos barely two weeks ago.

Confirming the incident, the managing director of IRS Airlines , Mr Yemi Dada said : "On final approach to Kaduna today, on our aircraft flight 3390 with 89 passengers, our cockpit crew got a low hydraulic in system one warning and decided to take precautionary measures to ask for ground confirmation that all gears were down and locked and the aircraft landed normally after the control tower had confirmed that the gears were all down normally."

"The crew proceeded to land but followed procedure to disembark on the runway and not taxi in accordance with the procedure.All passengers disembarked normally and the aircraft was towed to the ramp."

"The maintenance crew are inspecting to confirm the issue that caused the warning to the crew. Updates will follow shortly," Dada stated.

The maintenance crew of IRS Airlines has commenced investigations.