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AIB ‘detains’Delta airlines’ crew from leaving Lagos airport

                                                         


The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said that the crew of Delta Airlines that flew the Airbus 330 - 200, whose engine caught fire in the open air, can not leave the country until it received an incident report.
At a news conference in Lagos, Akin Olatetu, a member of AIB management, said that the airline's flight engineers could not repair the aircraft because it became a gear. investigation.

 
He said the IYB had taken action as part of its obligations to protect the aircraft under investigation.


Olateru said Delta Airlines had not yet officially reported the incident to the AIB, a development he noted contravening Nigerian laws.
According to the AIB boss, his agency and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) were collaborating on how to conduct thorough investigations into the cause of the engine fire.
He criticized Delta Airlines for not informing the AIB of the incident as a country of occurrence, in accordance with the regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Olateru said:
“When you have this kind of thing, we take possession of the aircraft and nobody goes near it. The aircraft is under safety investigation. That is what is required by law. But until they make a formal report, then we are expecting them.
“I was made to understand they have appointed two investigators to work with us and they should be arriving this afternoon.
“United States (U.S.) NTSB notified us that Delta has appointed two investigators to join us and NTSB is nominating one person. Their representative too will be joining to assist us on this investigation.”
: “There is no competition or rivalry. For your information, I was notified by the DG of NCAA of the incident. This afternoon, we got information that their engineers want to work on the aeroplane and we made it clear to them that it is a no no. We told them that nobody should go near the aircraft.
“The best we can do is to safeguard it. Security people are guarding the aircraft.”Räägi sõbrale... #AFRICA ... spill TEA ABOUT THE TOPIC ABOVE.... Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie

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