Incredible revelations here... This news article was released on the 10th of May 2012.
86 survive as Abuja bound Dana plane lands in Lagos
10th May 2012
A Dana Air flight carrying 86 passengers from Uyo on Thursday made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, following “loss of hydraulic pressure”.
Dr Harold Demuren, Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.
He said that there was no casualty and no damage was done to the aircraft.
Demuren commended the crew for their discretion in declaring an emergency and opting to land at the international runway as part of the mandatory safety procedures. He explained that the timely handling of the incident was sufficient proof of the safety management system put in place by the NCAA and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.
A spokesperson for Dana Air, Mr Tony Usidamen, said the aircraft had to initiate an emergency landing when the pilot discovered that it had “failure of hydraulic pressure”.
“ The aircraft made an emergency landing in Lagos due to loss of hydraulic pressure. The pilot subsequently informed the control tower which cleared it to land at the international airport runway. Relevant aviation agencies, including the FAAN, mobilised emergency fire trucks and ambulance as well as evacuation bus to convey the passengers after the aircraft landed,’’ Usidamen said.
was it the same plane? if it was the same plane,then DANA AIR should be held accountable.
ReplyDeleteThe regulating agencies re not doing their work.NCAA,FAAN and DANA should be investigated and brought to book.
ReplyDeleteIt is not the plane that crashed yesterday. DANA has been having major maintenance issues for the last month, for some days out of4 air craft was serviceable. Definitely commercial presure would have bin put on the aircraft to be able to fly. Let's hope the NCA do their job and not take take d easy route and blame d death, as this is the common practice as air line manufacturer and authority don't take the blame.
ReplyDeletedana is a usless airline
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