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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 7:34am On Dec 09, 2014
This reminds me of apostle Suleiman's prophecy early this year.

I pray no air crash happens in Nigeria in the next decades. Peace!
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by omonla555: 7:34am On Dec 09, 2014
Thank God for your life.

The Nigerian authorities are corrupt, mad, inept and callous.

If Nigeria is a good country, Dana Air should never fly in any part of the country.

I have never fly Dana Air and pray will never do.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by buJu234: 7:40am On Dec 09, 2014
where u not wan on this social forum years ago to avoid Dana planes??

that they are all refurbished Old cargo planes..

so why are u complaining when u refused to listen to advice...

STOP FLYING DANA AIR; Simple as ABC...

its better u arrived ur destination alive after 8hrs via road than not to arrive at all because of Dana air..
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by andico34: 7:48am On Dec 09, 2014
@ op the weather can appear nice physically and there can still be strong air turbulence. some rear engine airplanes tend to exhibit an increase in engine sound when coming in for finals because the engines tend to complement each other
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by dnawah(m): 7:50am On Dec 09, 2014
na wa o! i beg how much is ABC Lagos to abuja?any place person wey the fly reach,person the road too go reach.grin
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by wills(m): 7:56am On Dec 09, 2014
icebeatz:


My type is the reason why Nigeria is progressing.
Do you pay tax?
do u own a business?
are u an employer of labour??
if not, you are just another lazy mouth waiting for hand outs!!.... to the left please!!

One person gives Thanks to his God for saving his Life, another person dey vex and call the guy names haba....all this just because he acknowledged that his God saved him?

If Mr. Vexer is so smart and knows it's the pilot that saved the plane - why not just make your own post, talk based on your experience of how a Pilot saved you or handled a similar situation and...leave this guy alone.

This type of intolerance for others people faith/believe system is how terrorism caught on so fast,sometimes one finds out that there's a very thin line between foolishness and intellect when so called intellectual folks like Mr. Vexer speak•

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by ritux: 8:02am On Dec 09, 2014
Rooneyboy:
@ poster, U think dana 537 is a disaster

Go try out AERO 181 and come back with ur verdict .

A flying coffin is the most ideal description .

I flew with AERO 181 on the 11th of november from lagos to kaduna and all passengers on board had their hearts in their mouth all through the 1hour 15mins journey.

We all complained but the two air hostesses(kehinde and ) were obviously not bothered about our worries .

We finally landed with Everybody praying and thanking God for the journey.

2 weeks down the line, coincidentally,a colleague of mine boarded same plane and had exactly same experience, same route and same scare.

She came the following day to the office , bought drinks and snacks for everybody in the office and tagged it (a thanks giving).

Funny enough, correct me if I am wrong. Aero Contractor is currently the oldest air carrier in the country but haven't had any air mishap since 1991.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Rooneyboy(m): 8:24am On Dec 09, 2014
ritux:


Funny enough, correct me if I am wrong. Aero Contractor is currently the oldest air carrier in the country but haven't had any air mishap since 1991.

U are absolutely right bro, but I implore u to give AERO 181 a try.

Don't get me wrong, I use AERO every other time I'm flying , which is usually very smooth, BUT that 181 is a complete disaster waiting to happen.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Tunagee(m): 8:27am On Dec 09, 2014
NoContract:


http://ynaija.com/dana-air-flight-%e2%80%8e537-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-a-passengers-ordeal/


a word is enough for the wise. This stupid airline that claimed several lives few years ago is at it again. What is the problem with these useless indians? Do they think they can come to Nigeria and take us for granted here. Are they mad or what? None of my family members shall become victim to their negligence in Jesus Name. As for DANA, Nigerians are watching!!!
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Pointnoire(m): 8:32am On Dec 09, 2014
Rooneyboy:


U are absolutely right bro, but I implore u to give AERO 181 a try.

Don't get me wrong, I use AERO every other time I'm flying , which is usually very smooth, BUT that 181 is a complete disaster waiting to happen.

Is Aero 181 an Aircraft or a flight number ..besides I thought Nigerian Registered Aircrafts have registration starting from 5N -
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 8:41am On Dec 09, 2014
Drsmith01:
can yhuw imagine??
Plane 20yrs old....something way don sopos turn artifact.

Bros, 20 years old is nothing for an airplane. The 747 is almost 50 years old and still flys Obama around and others. The 777 is also used a lot even here in 9ja by British airways and emirates and Qatar airways. So it's still a tender age. Most likely it's the maintenance aspect that's not being taken care of.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by enigmang: 8:42am On Dec 09, 2014
rhymz:
I am going to relate my own story with the same Dana airplane, I did not check if it was the same flight but I was scared to hell seeing what I saw while on board.

It was a flight to Abuja with two of my colleagues, I sat in the middle right on the row where I could see the wing of the plane from the window. It was my colleague who sat on the window side that first called my attention to it. When we left Lagos the plane was very much OK and the wing was sturdy and firm as it glides through the pressure and air fogs in the cloud. However, getting close to Abuja and about like another 10 minutes to land, we noticed that a part of the wing was flapping as if it was going to fall while still in the air, I thought that was not normal. I continued to look at until we finally landed it really scary but I noticed most people were not worried even my other colleague on the extreme sit thought it was normal but I am sure that was a fault.

I suspect Dana Air has very old airplanes that might crash before they will take things seriously. I just hope the authorities so the needful before it is too late.


Flaps are hinged surfaces mounted on the trailing edges of the wings of airplane to reduce its speed, so it can be safely flown and to increase the angle of descent for landing. They shorten takeoff and landing distances.

Extending flaps increases the camber or curvature of the wing, raising the maximum lift coefficient — the lift a wing can generate. This allows the aircraft to generate as much lift, but at a lower speed, reducing the stalling speed of the aircraft, or the minimum speed at which the aircraft will maintain flight. Extending flaps increases drag, which can be beneficial during approach and landing, because it slows the aircraft.

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by blayz0923: 8:48am On Dec 09, 2014
Pointnoire:


Is Aero 181 an Aircraft or a flight number ..besides I thought Nigerian Registered Aircrafts have registration starting from 5N -

Do u mind d dumb ass? They don't read. As far as its not in their line of study or course they want nothing to do with it. That's why the thread is filled with ignorant comments.

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Isk(f): 9:16am On Dec 09, 2014
CityNG:


God didn't take control. Pilot went through the engine out checklist and trimmed the controls.

Stop being backwards
.
Your comment is quite unfortunate.

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Isk(f): 9:21am On Dec 09, 2014
icebeatz:


cant you atheist stop meddling in other people's believes?
No one is stopping you from believing in [b]kumutu kumutai [/b]but i cannot credit God for saving my life and that of others??

do you know that planes have crashed out of smaller faults?
What if the second engine failed?

what if the trims seized?

so many things could have gone wrong BUT IT WAS JESUS THAT TOOK CONTROL OKAY!!!.
another person might have a different opinion but this is my opinion and u have to respect that beccause it does not offend your senses in anyway or manner!
Lol @ bolded
Nice rebuttal
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 9:24am On Dec 09, 2014
NoContract:


http://ynaija.com/dana-air-flight-%e2%80%8e537-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-a-passengers-ordeal/

There are some details that sounded odd.

I was almost going to dismiss this story as an overreaction.

At 30,000 feet what do you term to be normal turbulence. There is nothing normal about Turbulence. Turbulence is one of the most unstable things a plane has to deal with especially that high up. Even with minimal turbulence, go and ask the Captain and see the host of things he has to keep an eye on just to make sure he handles the turbulence safely.

A plane can alter course for several reasons. Going up or down may be as a result of altitude adjustments as advised by the Flight Control.

As for the sound, I have certainly heard weird sounds aboard a British Airways flight and a Delta Air Line flight, quite similar to the Molue description you gave. And this also happened on approach to landing. My research into this weird sound reveals that that sound is not coming from the engine. It actually comes from the elevators at the rear of the plane. If you were to walk down to the end of the plane you would notice that the sound is louder at the rear of the plane. That sound comes as a result of displaced wind caused by a drastic change in pitch as the plane descends to make a landing approach.

Unless you still heard that weird sound upon touchdown, then I would rather dismiss this one. If you still heard that sound after touchdown then I think I will make it a point of duty to avoid Dana.

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by ritux: 9:26am On Dec 09, 2014
Rooneyboy:


U are absolutely right bro, but I implore u to give AERO 181 a try.

Don't get me wrong, I use AERO every other time I'm flying , which is usually very smooth, BUT that 181 is a complete disaster waiting to happen.

Lol...I don't want to give 181 a try oh. especially if it is one of those small planes that uses propeller.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Totfulguy: 9:32am On Dec 09, 2014
NoContract:


http://ynaija.com/dana-air-flight-%e2%80%8e537-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-a-passengers-ordeal/

This post deserves multiple "shares" by all those who are committed to a safe sky whether you fly or not. Please share on all platforms.

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 9:43am On Dec 09, 2014
rhymz:
I am going to relate my own story with the same Dana airplane, I did not check if it was the same flight but I was scared to hell seeing what I saw while on board.

It was a flight to Abuja with two of my colleagues, I sat in the middle right on the row where I could see the wing of the plane from the window. It was my colleague who sat on the window side that first called my attention to it. When we left Lagos the plane was very much OK and the wing was sturdy and firm as it glides through the pressure and air fogs in the cloud. However, getting close to Abuja and about like another 10 minutes to land, we noticed that a part of the wing was flapping as if it was going to fall while still in the air, I thought that was not normal. I continued to look at until we finally landed it really scary but I noticed most people were not worried even my other colleague on the extreme sit thought it was normal but I am sure that was a fault.

I suspect Dana Air has very old airplanes that might crash before they will take things seriously. I just hope the authorities so the needful before it is too late.


Dude you are perfect example of people who whip up panic.

Next time do some research as to what exactly happened. Since you didn't I will help you out. I am not a pilot nor an aviation engineer. But simple reasearch tells me this:

A plane has a Pair of wings (one on the left and on the right). It also has a pair of horizontal stabilizer at the rear (the "wings" at the rear are called stabilizers) and one vertical stabilizers. Each of the horizontal stabilizers has a flap called an Elevator. It is used to change the pitch (nose up or down) of the plane. The vertical stabilizer has its own flap called a rudder. It is used to control the yaw (nose left of right) of the plane.

Now on the main wing of the plane, each has about 3 different types of flaps. One is called Flap which increases the lift and drag on the plane. Just beside the Flap and towards the tip of the wing is another one called the Aileron. That one controls the roll of the plane. With the aileron the Pilot can rotate the plane about an axis. Now further up on the Wing is another flap called the Spoiler. Its pretty much like the one mounted on cars. Its function is to change lift drag and roll.

What you saw my friend was the Flap adjusting for descent as your plane made a landing approach. If those flaps were not flapping a you saw, brother you would have being in serious trouble.

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by LaconicINC: 9:45am On Dec 09, 2014
i just shared this on facebook
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by adigunbolaji(f): 11:29am On Dec 09, 2014
grin dancing shoki ,am on naira land at last
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 11:43am On Dec 09, 2014
Isk:
Your comment is quite unfortunate.

Your opinion, but they moved you enough to compel you into action. In my opinion then they served the intended purpose even though you may not be of the intellect to recognize it.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 11:48am On Dec 09, 2014
wills:


One person gives Thanks to his God for saving his Life, another person dey vex and call the guy names haba....all this just because he acknowledged that his God saved him?

If Mr. Vexer is so smart and knows it's the pilot that saved the plane - why not just make your own post, talk based on your experience of how a Pilot saved you or handled a similar situation and...leave this guy alone.

This type of intolerance for others people faith/believe system is how terrorism caught on so fast,sometimes one finds out that there's a very thin line between foolishness and intellect when so called intellectual folks like Mr. Vexer speak•


A lot of words with no substance or clear direction.

How do you survive in the real world?

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by tumaraya: 12:09pm On Dec 09, 2014
Thanks so much op. Pls those who are in position to create impact On this, shld please act fast. May the Lord protect us all in Jesus Name Amen
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Rooneyboy(m): 12:45pm On Dec 09, 2014
ritux:


Lol...I don't want to give 181 a try oh. especially if it is one of those small planes that uses propeller.

It is a propeller plane o, how did u know it was

I still have challenges knowing which is a propeller plane when booking on line.....
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 12:56pm On Dec 09, 2014
MaziOmenuko:
Chai! I've not flown Dana before shaa, but having tried to book with aero for xmas, I got startled with the 28k price for a flight I normally get for 10k - 12k. Just decided to check on others to confirm if aero had totally gone mad but almost all had higher price; then their was Dana staring at me for 15,300!

Despite their record, I decided to book the flight and payed at once.

Chaii!!! With this kind of red flag! So bad that the arthur had to compare it with Lagos molue! Chaii!!!

Anyway, its good I saw the thread shaa.

There's a reason why it's so cheap. Don't be stingy with your life.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Nobody: 12:59pm On Dec 09, 2014
buJu234:
where u not wan on this social forum years ago to avoid Dana planes??

that they are all refurbished Old cargo planes..

so why are u complaining when u refused to listen to advice...

STOP FLYING DANA AIR; Simple as ABC...

its better u arrived ur destination alive after 8hrs via road than not to arrive at all because of Dana air..

Absolutely. In capitalism, YOU VOTE WITH YOUR PURCHASES. By continuing to patronize Dana, you are telling them to continue how they are doing. Even customer deaths won't stop them. As we have clearly seen. Money talks.

Nigerians, if you want businesses to pay attention, speak with your money, not tweets. Stop buying from them until they change.

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Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by ritux: 1:20pm On Dec 09, 2014
Rooneyboy:


It is a propeller plane o, how did u know it was

I still have challenges knowing which is a propeller plane when booking on line.....


Most times, they use those planes for route that are not too busy. Just last Friday, I was travelling to Asaba from Abuja. I knew it was going to be that small propeller plane. On my way to the airport, I was just praying it should not be it. While seated in the airport waiting for my time to board, I sighted the plane on the tarmac and I knew that would be it and it was. I was seated by the window and throughout the flight time, I was just looking at the propeller engine if the blades will stop turning in the air grin
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by Rooneyboy(m): 2:56pm On Dec 09, 2014
ritux:


Most times, they use those planes for route that are not too busy. Just last Friday, I was travelling to Asaba from Abuja. I knew it was going to be that small propeller plane. On my way to the airport, I was just praying it should not be it. While seated in the airport waiting for my time to board, I sighted the plane on the tarmac and I knew that would be it and it was. I was seated by the window and throughout the flight time, I was just looking at the propeller engine if the blades will stop turning in the air grin

Lolssss !!!

Scary flying object, hate it with a passion.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by joliej(f): 5:21pm On Dec 09, 2014
[quote author=kittykat1 post=28714596] u sound like a Dana director or major shareholder.[/quote

Naaah...on the contrary I think he sounds more like a learned person tongue.
The last I tried booking dana from lagod to abuja, I didn't see a 537 aircraft.

My thought is someone paid this imposter to come write balderdash about dana undecided.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by joliej(f): 5:25pm On Dec 09, 2014
Please tell him...he is simply trying to play to the gallery



lyvin:
I doubt this report. This could just be the figment of imagination of the reporter aka blogger who was just looking for something to blog. Remember is he went for bloggers gig.

The plane was bouncing up and down as exergerated and flight attendants were busy serving food hmmm.

OP do u ve to destroy a man's business to grow yours. Daris god o.
Re: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by olumyde5(m): 9:53pm On Dec 09, 2014
I Flew with the same airline from LOS to PHC over the weekend, last 15-20minutes of the journey was turbulent. I was scared men

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