02/03/2020 - 13:24
- Clarín.com
- World
A plane of the company Air Canada is preparing to make an emergency landing at the Barajas airport in Madrid. The air navigation manager in Spain, Enaire, confirmed that the aircraft, a Boeing 767-375 with about 130 people on board, registered a technical problem and should return to the airstrip.
Aena spread the message and explained that the Madrid airport is preparing to receive the commercial flight ACA837, bound for Toronto, which should have taken off at 12.55 hours and delayed the departure at 14.57 hours.
The plane was seen flying over the center of Madrid at low altitude . According to a spokesman for Aena in statements to the Reuters agency, 30 minutes after takeoff the device contacted the air traffic control tower and requested permission for an emergency landing.
The Sepla pilot union confirmed on Twitter that the aircraft lost parts of the landing gear that entered the engine. "Now it must be three hours burning fuel," they point out. Thus, the plane is expected to land around 6:00 p.m. from Spain.
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The Flight Radar 24 portal shows the route of the aircraft, which has flown over Arganda del Rey, Chinchón and Tarancón circles. Emergency personnel from the Community of Madrid, fire brigades and SUMMA 112 have moved for prevention to the planned landing zone, as well as several Civil Protection and Red Cross teams.
The incidence was recorded after this morning the Barajas airport remained closed for more than an hour due to the presence of unidentified drones. The activated security protocol forced to derive the route of up to 22 flights.
The plane flies in circles near Madrid to burn fuel. Flightradar24 image
The pilot of the aircraft informed the passengers, in an audio broadcast by El Mundo , that the plane recorded a breakdown in one of the wheels at the time of takeoff, and will land when they get rid of the fuel.
“We will inform you when we are ready for landing. We thank you for the cooperation and patience. We ask for a lot of calm and also patience, ”said the commander.
With information from La Vanguardia.
JPE