The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has completed “a
thorough technical audit” of Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest
airline.
According to the authority, the audit revealed that all the
operational aircraft in the fleet of the airline are
“airworthy.”
The General Manager, Public Relations of the NCAA, Mr. Sam
Adurogboye, said the audit was not limited to the recent hard
landing incident involving the airline.
Recall, on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at about 10:28am, an Air
Peace B737-300 aircraft with Registration Marks 5N-BQO had an
incident on landing at Murtala Muhammed International Airport,
Lagos where the aircraft lost its tyres and nose wheel on
landing.
According to the NCAA, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB)
“is currently carrying out an in-depth investigation into the
incident to determine the immediate and remote causes responsible
for this particular incident as required by International Standards
stipulated in International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
Annex 13.”
Adurogboye said the Authority awaits the conclusion and report
of the AIB.
But in the meantime, he said the audit was conducted with a view
to ensuring the airline is in compliance with extant Nigeria Civil
Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs), and to mitigate the recurrence of
the incident.
The statement said: “This technical audit was not limited to
this recent incident. The airline operational, technical and safety
performance in the last twelve months were also scrutinised.
“It revealed that all the operational aircraft on the fleet of
Air Peace Limited are airworthy.”
The authority assured members of the public that “all the
aircraft on the fleet of NCAA authorised Air Operators Certificate
(AOC) holders operating in Nigeria are airworthy.”
NCAA said it would continue to ensure only airworthy aircraft
are permitted to operate.
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