VM1623 - Incident: Max B733 at Maiduguri on Dec 4th 2024

A Max Air Boeing 737-300, registration 5N-BBM performing flight VM-1623 from Maiduguri to Lagos (Nigeria), was in the initial climb out of Maiduguri when one of the engines (CFM56) ingested a bird and suffered compressor stalls. The crew stopped the climb, shut the engine down and returned to Maiduguri for a safe landing.

The airline reported the crew shut the engine down after anomalies occurred with the engine following a bird strike.