An Air Force C130 aircraft undergoing modernization at OGMA in Alwerk was forced to return in an emergency to the company’s runway on Friday afternoon during a test flight after the cabin filled with smoke, they said. CM aviation sources.
An official Air Force source confirms the occurrence of a “non-conformity” in a situation described as “normal” during test flights. “The landing took place under control and in complete safety, without any consequences,” the same source said.
There were nine people on board. ABOUT CM You know that the alarm was raised at 14:46 – the runway at Lisbon airport was put on standby – and the landing took place at 14:52 in “normal mode”.
Since 2019, the Air Force has had two C130s in the OGMA out of a fleet of four for modernization. The process was so drawn out (two aircraft were supposed to be delivered in 2020 and 2021) that the Air Force itself, as the Treasury Secretary said in October, admitted that it had imposed penalties on the contract.
Author: Sergio A. Vitorino
Source: CM Jornal
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