A damaged Air Canada line circles over Madrid. The captain announces that the Boeing must make an emergency landing with 130 passengers.
- A damaged Boeing 767 circles over Madrid .
- The pilots are preparing for an emergency landing .
- It is an Air Canada aircraft .
Update 7:03 p.m .: The military jet really got in touch with the passenger plane . In the meantime, he was only a few meters away from the Boeing . Probably the army tries to get a picture of the damage to the engine . For the pilot of the "Air Canada" aircraft , this plays an important role with regard to the emergency landing .
Update 6:54 pm: A live stream has been set up from Madrid's airport “Adolfo Suárez”. The emergency landing will most likely be seen here.
In addition, the reason for the engine problems, now confirmed by the airline, appears to have been clarified. At take-off, a wheel on the take-off and landing device probably came loose and damaged a turbine .
Update 6.49 p.m .: Apparently the damaged plane is now accompanied by a military jet. Photos show the fighting machine attached to the Boeing.
Air Canada flight AC 837 being escorted by fighter jets as it burns fuel in preparation for an emergency landing. The landing gear is broken. pic.twitter.com/cHFDU992Fz
- Tapiwa Munjoma (@TapiwaMunjoma) February 3, 2020Damaged Boeing circles over Madrid: emergency landing with 130 passengers is inevitable
First report from February 3, 2020, 6:37 p.m .: Madrid - A Boeing 767 has been in distress for over an hour and circles over the Spanish capital . The plane is struggling with technical problems, parts of the landing gear are said to have been damaged at takeoff, reports El Mundo . The newspaper also reports that a turbine is also broken.
Madrid: Boeing captain reports and announces emergency landing
The newspaper also has an audio recording of the “Air Canada” captain. He speaks of 130 passengers on board the aircraft , which is now preparing for an emergency landing . Therefore, it circles over Madrid and has to get rid of fuel to be light enough for the maneuver. The problem: The Boeing was supposed to fly to Toronto and had the corresponding amount of kerosene on board.
#Exclusiva Así comunicaba el comandante del avión del Air Canada que la aeronave se prepara para el aterrizaje de emergencia. The avión tiene 130 pasajeros a bordo y ha perdido una rueda poco después de salir de Barajas. pic.twitter.com/uP8Dv5dage
- EL MUNDO (@elmundoes) February 3, 2020According to Spanish media, the airport in Madrid is also preparing. Some ambulances are said to be on site to safeguard the risky maneuver.
A similar emergency had only occurred in Munich in January. It was also a Boeing 767.