United Airlines says “technical problem” left dozens injured on flight from Nigeria to DC

Dozens of people on board a United Airlines flight from Africa to the United States were injured, six seriously, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

The airline Boeing 787-8 from Lagos, Nigeria to Washington, D.C., on Thursday “returned to Lagos following a technical problem and an unexpected aircraft movement,” United told FOX Business via email.

After landing safely in Lagos, four passengers and two flight attendants were taken to hospital with minor injuries and have been released, the airline said.

An additional 27 passengers and five crew members “had minor injuries,” FAAN said in a statement. shared on X.

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United Flight 613 was carrying 245 passengers, eight flight attendants and three pilots at the time of the incident.

The plane did not sustain “any major damage,” FAAN said.

“We are working with aviation authorities in the United States and Nigeria to understand the cause,” United said.

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“The public may not know for a couple of weeks to a month, but the investigators will know in a couple of days,” Jeff Guzzetti, a former accident investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board told the public. New York Times.

“They have to download the flight data recorder and they have to interview the flight crew and also listen to the cockpit voice recorder,” he said.

Earlier this month, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Etihad Airways aborted its takeoff from Melbourne Airport in Australia for technical reasons, according to reports.

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Etihad Airways flight EY461 from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi began its acceleration on the runway just before 7pm, before slamming on the brakes and coming to a stop.

“The flight crew decided to abort take-off for technical reasons, the aircraft was safely stopped on the runway and emergency services attended as a precaution,” Etihad Airways told the state-run newspaper of the UAE The National.

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The Sydney Morning Herald reported that a passenger on the plane said two tires burst after the landing gear caught fire.

Greg Wehner of FOX Business contributed to this report.