ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 321386
Date: | Friday 25 December 2009 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Airbus A330-323X |
Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlines |
Registration: | N820NW |
MSN: | 859 |
Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 289 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | near Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
Destination airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
Confidence Rating: | |
Narrative:An Airbus A330-323X passenger jet, registered N820NW, was involved in a failed attempt to blow-up the aircraft. Northwest Airlines flight NW253 from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) was approaching the destination Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) when a passenger attempted to ignite some kind of incendiary device. The man, a 23 year old Nigerian national, had explosive powder taped to his leg and used a syringe of chemicals to mix with the powder that was to cause an explosion. A small fire erupted, but this was put out using a fire extinguisher.
The passenger was immediately subdued. He was arrested by authorities after safely landing at Detroit.
Sources:
Detroit airliner incident 'was failed bomb attack' (BBC News, 26-12-2009)
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