Dana Air spokesman Tony Usidamen on Thursday told a Lagos State Coroner that the plane that crashed on June 3 at Iju-Ishaga, a Lagos suburb, had a faulty engine two years ago.<\/p>\n
Usidamen, the Head, Corporate Communications of the airline, disclosed this while testifying at the coroner’s inquest investigating the crash.<\/p>\n
He told the coroner, Magistrate Komolafe Oyetade, that the airline had discovered on April 19, 2010 that the engine of the plane was bad.<\/p>\n
“The plane was returned to safety and we changed the engine because of our interest in the safety of passengers,\u2019\u2019Usidamen said.<\/p>\n
When asked by a counsel, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, if he was aware that the same plane had hydraulic leakages on May 23, Usidamen said he was not aware of the problem.<\/p>\n
He said the plane was certified okay by the firm’s engineers for the June 3 flights.<\/p>\n
“If an airplane is not in perfect condition, according to international laws, it would not be allowed to fly.<\/p>\n
“The aircraft had gone on two round-trips on that fateful day before it crashed on the third trip,\u2019\u2019he said.<\/p>\n
A witness from the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Mr Emmanuel Dialla, told the coroner that their investigation was still ongoing.<\/p>\n
He said: The aim of the investigation is not to apportion blame, but to promote safety and avert a recurrence.\u2019\u2019 (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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