BY LAWANI MIKAIRU

Lagos—Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, is to recertify the MedView aircraft, that made air return on Sunday.

The Boeing 737-400 with Reg. No 5N BPA, left Lagos by noon and was bound for Abuja and Yola. The pilot made an air return to Lagos 20 minutes after take off when  he noticed a fault in one of the twin engines.

The recertification will be done by NCAA after the plane had been subjected to technical re-examination and series of test before it will be allowed to fly again.

A statement by NCAA  after the  incident said: “Our safety inspectors, Med-View airline ground engineers and their  Turkish maintenance firm, Technic engineers are now looking at the plane for proper rectification and recertification thereafter.’’