According to the aircraft record, the jet suffered catastrophic structural damage during the July 23 runway excursion at Benin Airport when it overran the runway in poor weather conditions.
The Embraer ERJ-170LR aircraft operated by Enugu Air that veered off the runway while landing at Benin Airport has been declared a total loss and permanently withdrawn from service following the extent of damage it sustained during the incident.
According to aircraft records published by Planespotters.net and reviewed by SaharaReporters, the 17.6-year-old Embraer ERJ-170LR, registration 5N-ENR and manufacturer serial number 17000274, has now been classified as "written off", an aviation term indicating that an aircraft has suffered damage so severe that it is beyond economic repair and will never return to commercial service.
Planespotters.net records show the aircraft, powered by two GE CF34-8E5 engines, was built by Brazilian manufacturer Embraer at São José dos Campos and first flew under the test registration PT-TQA before entering commercial service following its delivery to Egyptair Express in March 2009 as SU-GDH.
According to the aircraft record, the jet suffered catastrophic structural damage during the July 23 runway excursion at Benin Airport when it overran the runway in poor weather conditions.
