After WAW Story, NSIB To Investigate Max Air Boeing 737 Landing Tyres Burst
Mayowa DurosinmiJuly 22, 20241 Mins read308 
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), is set to investigate Max Air Boeing 737-300, registered with tail identifier 5N-ADB, which lost its landing tyres at the Yola Airport runway enroute to Abuja on Sunday.
As reported by West Africa Weekly, the incident involved 119 passengers, including six crew members, who were evacuated uninjured following a loud burst that was eventually discovered to be all its back row landing tyres.
With the disclosure, Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection to the NSIB, issued a press statement indicating the commencement of an investigation.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported. A go-team, led by NSIB Director General Captain Alex Badeh Jr., will visit the incident site tomorrow morning to conduct an investigation,” the statement read partly.
This incident adds to the series of safety and maintenance-related mishaps regarding the Max Air, as it will be recalled that West Africa Weekly exclusively reported last year how a similar incident led to the suspension of its Boeing 737 fleet by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Following the report, the NCAA permitted the airline to resume its 737 flight operations despite an audit report showing at least 48 paramount safety and maintenance infractions.
These infractions include the fraudulent alteration of maintenance dates on landing gear, use of questionable nitrogen gas (used in inflating tyres) supplies susceptible to tyre burst, incorrect maintenance procedures on wheel assembly, and no known records proving that landing gear is serviceable.
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