DANA AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE CRASH
DANA AIRCRAFT AFTER THE CRASH
There are indications that the Dana Air MC Donnell Douglas MD 83 which crashed in Lagos had an engine problem which the owners had been battling with. The plane was sold to Dana Air by U.S.-based Alaska Airlines on February 17, 2009.
According to information from Aviation Safety Network web site, an exclusive service of the Air Safety Foundation, the ill-fated aircraft was acquired by Alaska Airline in November 13, 1990, with registration number N944AS.
However, on November 4, 2002, it was alleged that the aircraft developed fault and had emergency diversion due to smoke and electrical smell in the cabin area.
It was further alleged that four years after, the aircraft’s health was also called to question when on August 20, 2006, it was again evacuated after landing at the Long Beach, in the U.S. due to a chaffed wire bundle that discharged and produced smoke in the cabin area.
Apparently scared that the worst could happen, Alaska Airlines was said to have, on August 21, parked the aircraft at Victorville until September 11, 2008, when it carried out maintenance on it. Eventually, on February 2009, Alaska Airlines shifted the burden to Nigeria when it sold the ill-fated plane as 5N-RAM.
On May 11, 2012, the same aircraft billed for Lagos/Abuja route with more than half capacity passengers, was allegedly returned to the airport and had to make an emergency landing at the MMA in Lagos. Reports said passengers on board had to hurriedly disembark and sought alternative means of travelling. No casualty, then.
On May 25, 2012, the same plane was on a Lagos/Calabar route but also made another return to Lagos after the crew reported engine faults. There was also no casualty. But everyone concluded that the plane was a disaster waiting to happen so when on that fateful Sunday, 3rd of June 2012, it crashed, it did not take analysts by surprise. Although the Management came up with stories that the Aircraft was just certified by NCAA, an organisation headed by Demuren, that was not not satisfactory. Even the Governor of Akwa Ibom State had cause to demand explanation for their poor service and the terrible state of their aircrafts when citizens of the State complained to him. The Management just said their Aircrafts were in perfect state and the Governor have to reason to fear. Below is the site of an Airplane that crashed some years ago.
DEMUREN
MD of FAAN
DANA AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE CRASH
DANA AIRCRAFT AFTER THE CRASH
There are indications that the Dana Air MC Donnell Douglas MD 83 which crashed in Lagos had an engine problem which the owners had been battling with. The plane was sold to Dana Air by U.S.-based Alaska Airlines on February 17, 2009.
According to information from Aviation Safety Network web site, an exclusive service of the Air Safety Foundation, the ill-fated aircraft was acquired by Alaska Airline in November 13, 1990, with registration number N944AS.
However, on November 4, 2002, it was alleged that the aircraft developed fault and had emergency diversion due to smoke and electrical smell in the cabin area.
It was further alleged that four years after, the aircraft’s health was also called to question when on August 20, 2006, it was again evacuated after landing at the Long Beach, in the U.S. due to a chaffed wire bundle that discharged and produced smoke in the cabin area.
Apparently scared that the worst could happen, Alaska Airlines was said to have, on August 21, parked the aircraft at Victorville until September 11, 2008, when it carried out maintenance on it. Eventually, on February 2009, Alaska Airlines shifted the burden to Nigeria when it sold the ill-fated plane as 5N-RAM.
On May 11, 2012, the same aircraft billed for Lagos/Abuja route with more than half capacity passengers, was allegedly returned to the airport and had to make an emergency landing at the MMA in Lagos. Reports said passengers on board had to hurriedly disembark and sought alternative means of travelling. No casualty, then.
On May 25, 2012, the same plane was on a Lagos/Calabar route but also made another return to Lagos after the crew reported engine faults. There was also no casualty. But everyone concluded that the plane was a disaster waiting to happen so when on that fateful Sunday, 3rd of June 2012, it crashed, it did not take analysts by surprise. Although the Management came up with stories that the Aircraft was just certified by NCAA, an organisation headed by Demuren, that was not not satisfactory. Even the Governor of Akwa Ibom State had cause to demand explanation for their poor service and the terrible state of their aircrafts when citizens of the State complained to him. The Management just said their Aircrafts were in perfect state and the Governor have to reason to fear. Below is the site of an Airplane that crashed some years ago.
DEMUREN
MD of FAAN
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