Air Canada’s plane back on Spanish soil. Image: AP
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Chassis damaged: Air Canada aircraft safely landed in Madrid
An Air Canada plane had to make an emergency landing in Madrid at Barajas Airport in Madrid. Like the newspaper El Pais writes, there were 128 people on board the Boeing 767-300. Accordingly, an engine and a chassis of the machine had failed. The landing took place shortly after 7 p.m.
Numerous rescue workers were waiting on the ground, as could be seen on the airport’s live streams. Air Canada tweeted in the evening that the plane had landed safely in Madrid. He had to turn around because of a machine problem.
Previously, the plane circled Spain to burn fuel and make it lighter. Overall, the machine was in the air for about five hours. She was originally on the way from Madrid to Toronto. According to the airport operator, the pilot reported to the tower about 30 minutes after take-off and reported the problem. Apparently, one of the tires had burst.
Situation under control
However, the situation was always under control. A spokesman for the airline told Sky News: “The aircraft is made to fly with an engine, and our pilots are trained for this situation.”
“Everything is completely quiet here on board,” said a passenger in a radio interview when the plane was still in the air. Shortly after the start, “something like a blow” was heard, but the crew quickly reassured all passengers and declared that there was no danger. You return to Madrid out of pure caution.
A Spanish Army fighter jet examined the damage to the passenger plane from the air. According to the newspaper “El Pais”, the plane had “only” lost one wheel, which is why the landing was feasible.
The Spanish air traffic control Enaire later spoke of greater damage to a landing gear wheel of the aircraft. Parts of the damaged tire had also hit an engine and suffered.
Incident with a drone
A drone sighting on Monday afternoon ensured that 26 flights had to be diverted at “Barajas” airport. The affected aircraft were forced to head to Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Valladolid and Saragossa airports.
The drone alarm was triggered at 12.40 p.m. and cleared again at 2.15 p.m. It is currently unclear whether only one or more drones have been sighted and whether there is a connection between the two incidents. (CMA)
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