I expected the Fed. Government to ground all their planes till they compensate all the victims

If they refuse in 6 month

Then all their aircraft should be auctioned and used the money realized to pay victims

$100 000 each is what Law says.

jerseyboy: I flew on Dana on a few occasions mainly because they have a reputation for being on time. I complained about the age of the planes and the rattles particularly on takeoffs and landings. Was assured by the MD that the engines were all newly refurbished and so were as good as new and that the engines are what matters in a plane. The last time I flew it a few weeks back I observed to the pilot that the engine might be ‘new’ but what about the chassis? He laughed.

The problem with the MD series particularly the 80 is essentially a design one. Am afraid there's nothing that can be done. It is inherently an unstable plane and prone to stalling at low speeds. All rear engined aircraft do. No leading manufacturer builds rear engined aircraft anymore. They are just problematic.

I just don't trust those Indians especially when it comes to Nigeria and Africa. They do things here they would never do anywhere in the Western world.
I say BAN them. However for me, it does not matter. I NEVER FLY DOMESTIC AIRLINES. I RIDE THE BUSES. What's the rush for ?!!!.

ochallo: The above was reported by a witness who went with the aircraft to Abuja before its returned back to lagos.


It was delayed from take off from MM2, I saw the Philippine mechanics with buckets, draining out hydraulic fluid under the left side under carriage tyre mechanism. A part was taken out but not replaced, yet we were told to board. I told the flight supervisor my name, that 'am an aerospace sys engr. and am concerned at the operational state of the plane. The guy told me to see the pilot. I did, he was a Caribbean decent capt & nw zealand Asian looking co pilot, he confirmed work was done and asked how I knew. I said I saw it from the windows of the airport and the part was not replaced and that I aslo saw the mechanics Philippine & Indian guys under the plane, he told me don't worry if its not ok we won't fly. I pinged my family and friends of what I saw and the names of the people I spoke to. Should anything happen as well as asking that the plane is taken off but am just a simple powerless passenger. We landed and the pilot waited at the door to shake me and to say “I told u”. Sadly this plane wasn't taken off for service to sort out the hydraulic leak or landing gear problem because it was still making money for Indians in Dana, now Dana plane has killed my friend Ehime, Livi & IIeamaka & 150 others. All because they refused a simple precaution advice over their financial wants. My story can be checked from Dana airline/MM2 logs.

Sir, there are reports that the American Accident & Investigation Board are at hand. Take all the evidence you have (next time if you have you phone take a few shots so you can upload it to their website) and reach out to them directly. Any evidence at this stage, verbal, written, pictoral is pure gold. Any conversation you had with their staff can lead to the smoking gun and save lives. Remember, it is your duty.

Reference:

C'mon. There's no major airline that has not experienced losses, not even in aviation, in all of transport whether road, rail or shipping. Its like saying every bottle of coke ever made was perfect. Perfection is rightly sought but to err is human. To survive, lessons have to be properly learnt. This is one of the telling differences that explains why a lot of foreign airlines survive even multiple variable incidents while their Nigerian counterparts make the same kinds of mistakes and go under.

I was astonished when a colleague pointed this fact out in a meeting when the subject turned to Airline stocks. He challenged us to point to any airline that has survived a crash and we could not. Flying commercial airlines is actually one of the safest ways to travel. Thanks for the info on MD 80s planes.

[size=13pt]See Jamb Question[/size]

The issue here transcends DANA Air. Candidly except for a recent flight from Abuja where the craft exhibited some noisy wonders before stabilizing mid air, I would have rated DANA to be great by superficial analysis of a non-expert. However, my perception about the airline is changing in the light of yesterdays unfortunate crash which is rumored to b due to DANA's Management compromise of quality and express nonchalance.

My fear is that, is this solely a DANA problem? Do we know what happening in Air Nigeria, First Nation, Arik, etc.? Can business owners just make decisions independently about their crafts without scrutiny by independent or government inspectors? What is the present practice? Has Risk Management Approach been adopted? If corruption which is presently the order of the day in Nigeria, have finally pitched a permanent structure in the Aviation Sector where safety is paramount, they it really SAD to announce that their are quite a lot of accidents/ air mishaps in wait!

Where do we go from here: 1. Government re dedication to the safety and well-being of the people of Nigeria through implementation of international best practices in all sector using the assistance of international technocrats/organizations. 2. Complete U-turn from Politicking on national issues. Politics should be relegated to party affairs, while we sincerely pursue national interests. 3. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands, corruption in governance must be eradicated; then it would be realistic to implement it outside government. 4. Government should fight corruption, empower the Judiciary and enforce the rule of law holistically. No man can be above the Nigerian Law - The Conscience of the Nigerian People. Punish offenders, even back in time. Make corruption unattractive. 5. Restore our institutions: Police, Customs, NAFDAC, NDLEAs, etc 6. Run the MDA on due diligence and customer satisfaction focus. 7. Passionately pursue infrastructural development while recurrent expenditures are radically reduced (reduce cost of running government in Nigeria, 1 National Assembly filled with working class technocrats & Diplomats)..............friends u can add more on to the proffered way forward.

To President Jonathan: Destiny have brought you at a strategic time...mistakes have been made already, no doubt somethings have been done so right too. It is not too late for your excellency to take a U-Turn, put your feet down, ride on the skills of available great minded Nigerians and many others available in the global community. I am convinced you can do it, if you really what to. You will step on toes though but these are not relevant compared to meeting the yearning of the common Man. You destiny is to begin the rebuilding of the Nigerian Project, and then pass the baton on through a well conducted national election. Please break loose from any attachment that would want to hold u back. Win back the trust of the Nigeria Populace and you will be untouchable. I again pray for you today and wish father land the very best.

NIGERIA WILL SHINE AGAIN...................

D licence for their operations should b withdrawned and dey shud b made 2 pay 4 all damages i suggest d management of Dana airline should b arrested immediately 4 dis crimes of gross negligence. I also wonder wat d ministry of aviation is doin while bad planes ar flying across our land. Indians have d habit of overstreching their resouces and overusing their staffs i wonder if dis kind of joke will b entartained in india

Every commercial plane should be grounded until it passes scrutinizing inspections

http://thestreetjournal.org/2012/06/the-real-reasons-behind-the-dana-air-crash/

IF THE INFOS FROM THE ABOVE LINK IS TRUE DANA AIR LICENCE SHOULD BE REVOKED AND COMPELLED TO PAY FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE!

How can an aviation company not value humans lives?
Inspite of paying for services and safety the victims end up receivig deaths.

Its pathetic and sad. So sad..........

SayITnw: The issue here transcends DANA Air. Candidly except for a recent flight from Abuja where the craft exhibited some noisy wonders before stabilizing mid air, I would have rated DANA to be great by superficial analysis of a non-expert. However, my perception about the airline is changing in the light of yesterdays unfortunate crash which is rumored to b due to DANA's Management compromise of quality and express nonchalance.

My fear is that, is this solely a DANA problem? Do we know what happening in Air Nigeria, First Nation, Arik, etc.? Can business owners just make decisions independently about their crafts without scrutiny by independent or government inspectors? What is the present practice? Has Risk Management Approach been adopted? If corruption which is presently the order of the day in Nigeria, have finally pitched a permanent structure in the Aviation Sector where safety is paramount, they it really SAD to announce that their are quite a lot of accidents/ air mishaps in wait!

Where do we go from here: 1. Government re dedication to the safety and well-being of the people of Nigeria through implementation of international best practices in all sector using the assistance of international technocrats/organizations. 2. Complete U-turn from Politicking on national issues. Politics should be relegated to party affairs, while we sincerely pursue national interests. 3. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands, corruption in governance must be eradicated; then it would be realistic to implement it outside government. 4. Government should fight corruption, empower the Judiciary and enforce the rule of law holistically. No man can be above the Nigerian Law - The Conscience of the Nigerian People. Punish offenders, even back in time. Make corruption unattractive. 5. Restore our institutions: Police, Customs, NAFDAC, NDLEAs, etc 6. Run the MDA on due diligence and customer satisfaction focus. 7. Passionately pursue infrastructural development while recurrent expenditures are radically reduced (reduce cost of running government in Nigeria, 1 National Assembly filled with working class technocrats & Diplomats)..............friends u can add more on to the proffered way forward.

To President Jonathan: Destiny have brought you at a strategic time...mistakes have been made already, no doubt somethings have been done so right too. It is not too late for your excellency to take a U-Turn, put your feet down, ride on the skills of available great minded Nigerians and many others available in the global community. I am convinced you can do it, if you really what to. You will step on toes though but these are not relevant compared to meeting the yearning of the common Man. You destiny is to begin the rebuilding of the Nigerian Project, and then pass the baton on through a well conducted national election. Please break loose from any attachment that would want to hold u back. Win back the trust of the Nigeria Populace and you will be untouchable. I again pray for you today and wish father land the very best.

NIGERIA WILL SHINE AGAIN...................

God bless you. Yet another reasonable Nigerian! There is hope.

valacious: With all these damning evidences. Dana should go.

What damning evidence? An unverifiable statement from an anonymous, unnamed 'Dana official'? From sensationalist blog posts that claim issues with the landing gear even though without a landing gear every pilot would choose to do a 'belly landing' on the runway?

There are no FACTS at the moment, only speculation. Only an analysis of the blackbox contents will provide any proof.

OYINBOGOJU: I expected the Fed. Government to ground all their planes till they compensate all the victims

If they refuse in 6 month

Then all their aircraft should be auctioned and used the money realized to pay victims

$100 000 each is what Law says.

Auctioned to who? If indeed Dana's fleet is suspect, who in their right minds would want to buy them?. . .Wait, no need to answer that.

Why is the OP even talking about preliminary investigations? What is needed is a thorough and complete investigation, not just preliminary. And the investigation should be carried out on all airline operators including Arik and Aero airlines.

The management of DANA and all their associated companies should be arrested ASAP and charged in a court of competent jurisdiction.

I feel sad, pray for the lost souls. I heard the Captain was from USA? I think it was a friend of mine. Anyone know this?? RIP

World-wide, India boasts of the highest rate of air-crashes compared to any other nation in existence. On land, India lays claim to the highest per-capita rate of road accident fatalities, followed not far down the list by Nigeria. The uniquely Indian traditional belief that a fixed, unchangeable destiny awaits all mortals, REGARDLESS of any efforts made in the way of safety measures and common sense, means that Indians careen at ridiculous speeds along their pockmarked highways with reckless abandon, secure in the delusion that no matter how wildly they operate a vehicle, they will be perfectly safe UNLESS destiny dictates a road accident, in which case careful driving would have been a waste of time anyway.

That same unshaken Indian belief in the existence of destinies written in stone explains why the Indian owners of the aircraft that just crashed in Lagos Nigeria, killing all 150 aboard, had a well known history of flagrantly evading all LEGAL aircraft operating regulations that relate to routine maintenance of their fleet, such that a crash of this nature was simply inevitable. Those chapati-eating muffugus should now be arrested and jailed after a fair trail, for the deliberate murder of all passengers conveyed on that rickety, doomed MD83 jet that fell from the sky in Lagos. Severe financial penalties must also be levied against the culprits, carefully measured to put them out of business forever.

Theblessed: [b][size=16pt]Thank God I don't fly anything Africa let alone Nigeria wey no dey maintain anything!!

Never, never, never will I fly them - God forbid!!!!

Some people here are saying, Dana Air would now, go for good, really?? Na lie for una!! It is now that they are in business.

They won't go!!! Rather, they'd bury their heads under the sand, waiting and hoping that this is over then - them and their godfathers would go back to the drawing board, re-package and come back in a bigger way minting you lot, who are here complaining and condemning. You all will fly them again - watch it!!!

You know what? You all will continue to patronize them until you get sense.
They will be back on another Brand Name - Watch this space!

Solution is, don't patronize anything Africa then, they'll be out of business for good, and hurt us no more!

Until they are able to meet and maintain International Standards guiding their business operations then, shall we say hello to them - until then vote with your feet and they'll get the message!! [/size][/b]

Mumu talk...... Do we manufacture any of these in Africa. What will be will be - only God has mastery of all.

DANA Airline Grounded, Demuren To Step Aside! Read here: https://www.nairaland.com/956023/flash-dana-airline-grounded-demuren

jerseyboy: No airline (except Air France) has survived after a major crash. Don't matter. DANA is gone.

and bellview, although its now FIRST NATION.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/preliminary-report-dana-crash-identifies-double-engine-failure-cause-accident



Preliminary Report on Dana Crash Identifies Double Engine Failure As Cause of Accident



Posted: July 13, 2012 - 15:30








Crash site of Dana flight 992 in Lagos



By SaharaReporters, New York

A preliminary investigation of the June 3 Dana plane crash by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) of the Ministry of Aviation says that the primary cause of the accident was the aircraft’s loss of two engines and non-functionality of the throttles on the final descent into Lagos.

This is in consonance with a SaharaReporters report of June 6 in which Air traffic controllers said that the aircraft most likely had one failed engine long before the pilot declared an emergency.

Aviation sources had told us that the pilot requested to land on Murtala Muhammad Airport’s longer runway 18R, only to call air controllers back a few minutes later to declare a total emergency. That second call was thought to have been the result of the discovery of the failure of the second engine. In the crash that followed, less than six miles from the airport, 153 persons on board and 10 on the ground were killed.

The new report dismissed widespread speculation in the print media that the plane must have lifted contaminated fuel that might have affected the two engines. “Preliminary analysis of fuel samples from the refueling truck and the supply tank at ABV were negative for contamination,” it said.

The AIB report, which was released yesterday by the Ministry of Aviation, observed that prior to the accident, the Commander of the flight and his First Officer, in their conversations on take-off from Abuja, had noticed a malfunction between the engine throttle setting and an engine power indication, but they did not voice concerns at the time that the condition would affect the continuation of the flight.

“The flight crew continued to monitor the condition and became increasingly concerned as the flight transition through the initial descent from cruise altitude at 1522 and the subsequent approach phase,” the report said.

It noted that a review of the aircraft technical logs of the 30 days before the crash did not indicate any problems. Indeed, the airplane had last undergone maintenance only two days before, on 1st June 2012.
This contradicts the view of our aviation sources who had said in our report of June 6 that Dana Air must have known that the jet in the crash had mechanical troubles because they conducted a short flight test between the Lagos and Ibadan airport the day before the crash with a view to proving to regulators that the jet was “airworthy”.

The report also said that both the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and the flight data recorder (FDR) were analysed at the facilities of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Washington, D.C., USA. While the solid state based memory in the CVR was in good condition and retained 31 minutes of audio information, however, the digital tape based memory in the FDR succumbed to the post crash fire and melted. As a result, no data could be recovered from it.

According to the report, this first phase of the investigation has included visual examination of the aircraft wreckage, review of maintenance records and other historical information of the aircraft, documentation of the training and experience of the flight crew, determination the chronology of the flight, review of recorded data, reconstructing the aircraft refueling, collection of related fuel samples, and interviews of relevant personnel.

“Future investigative activities will include, but is not limited to, the detailed examination of the engines, further testing of fuel samples, continued factual gathering of relevant historical, operational, maintenance and performance information of the accident airplane in addition to other similar airplane models, further development of the background of the flightcrew, further analysis of the CVR audio recording and review of pertinent issues associated with regulatory oversight.”




(Full text of the report of the AIB Preliminary report )

''On 3rd June 2012 about 1545 hours[1], 5N-RAM, a Boeing MD-83, a domestic scheduled commercial flight, operated by Dana Airlines Limited as flight 992 (DAN 992), crashed into a densely populated area during a forced landing following a total loss of power in both engines while on approach to Muhammed Murtala Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and the airplane was on an instrument flight plan. All of the 153 persons aboard the airplane, including the 6 crew members were fatally injured. There were 10 confirmed ground fatalities. The airplane was destroyed.

There was post impact fire. The flight originated at Abuja (ABV) and the destination was LOS.
The airplane was on the fourth flight segment of the day, consisting of two round-trips between Lagos and Abuja. The accident occurred during the return leg of the second trip. DAN 992 was on final approach for runway 18R at LOS when the crew reported the total loss of power.

According to interviews, the flight arrived in ABV as Dana Air flight 993 about 1350. According to Dana Air ground personnel, routine turn-around activities occurred, including refueling of the airplane. DAN 992 initiated engine startup at 1436, taxied to the runway and was later airborne at 1458 after the flight had reported that it had a fuel endurance of 3.5 hours. Shortly after takeoff, DAN 992 reported 1545 as the estimated time of arrival at LOS as the flight climbed to a cruise altitude of 26,000 ft[2]. DAN0992 made contact with Lagos Area Control Center at 1518 hours.

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) retained about 31 minutes of the flight and starts about 1515 at which time the captain and first officer were in a discussion of a non-normal condition regarding the correlation between the engine throttle setting and an engine power indication[3]. However, they did not voice concerns then that the condition would affect the continuation of the flight. The flight crew continued to monitor the condition and became increasingly concerned as the flight transition through the initial descent from cruise altitude at 1522 and the subsequent approach phase.

DAN 992 reported passing through 18,100 and 7,700 ft, respectively, at 1530 and 1540 hours. After receiving a series of heading and altitude assignments from the controller, DAN 992 was issued the final heading to intercept the final approach course for runway 18R.

During the period of 1537 and 15:41 the flight crew engaged in pre-landing tasks including deployment of the slats, and extension of the flaps and landing gear. At 15:41:16 the first officer (FO) inquired, "both engines coming up?" and the captain (Capt) replied “negative.

The flight crew subsequently discussed and agreed to declare an emergency. At 1542:10, DANA 992 radioed an emergency distress call indicating "dual engine failure . . . negative response from throttle."
At 1542:35, the flight crew lowered the flaps further and continued with the approach and discussed landing alternatively on runway 18L. At 1542:45, the Capt reported the runway in sight and instructed the FO to raise the flaps up and 4 seconds later to raise the landing gear.

At 1543:27 hours, the Capt informed the FO "we just lost everything, we lost an engine. I lost both engines". During the next 25 seconds until the end of the CVR recording, the flight crew was attempting to restart the engines.

The airplane crashed in a residential area about 5.8 miles north of LOS. The airplane wreckage was on approximately the extended centerline of runway 18R. During the impact sequence, the airplane struck an incomplete building, two trees and three buildings. The wreckage was confined, with the separated tail section and engines located at the beginning of the debris field.

The airplane was mostly consumed by post crash fire. The tail section, both engines and portions of both wings, representing only about 15% of the airplane were recovered from the accident site for further examination.

The two flight recorders, the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and the flight data recorder (FDR) were analysed at the facilities of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Washington, D.C., USA. The solid state based memory in the CVR was in good condition and retained 31 minutes of audio information. The digital tape based memory in the FDR succumbed to the post crash fire and melted, consequently no data could be recovered.

The captain, age 55, held an airline transport pilot license with type ratings in the A-320[4], DC-9, FK-28[5], and SF-340[6]. He had over 18,116 hours of total time, including 16,416 hours of pilot-in-command time (PIC). The captain had 7,461 hours in the accident model airplane all of which was as PIC. He was employed with Dana Air on 14 March 2012. He began flying line operations for the company in late May 2012 and had since accrued over 120 hours of flight time. The captain had acquired about 3, 78, and 116 flight hours, respectively, in the preceding 24 hours, 30 and 90 days.

The first officer, age 34, held a commercial pilot license he was type rated in MD-83. He had 1,143 hours of total time, including about 200 hours as pilot-in-command. The first officer had 808 hours in the accident model airplane all of which was second-in-command. He had been previously employed with Dana Air as the Director of Cabin Service before he was hired as a pilot about January 2011. The first officer had accrued about 3, 42, and 154 flight hours, respectively, during the preceding 24 hours, 30 and 90 days.

The airplane was manufactured in 1990 and according to maintenance records it had accumulated 60,846 hours (35,219 cycles) of total time. The left and right engines respectively had 54,322 (30,933 cycles) and 26,025 (12,466 cycles) hours of total time since new. A review of the aircraft technical logs did not reveal of the previous 30 days did not indicate a condition. The airplane had last undergone maintenance on 1st June 2012, and after a return to service flight on 2nd June 2012, it was operated on four revenue flights (two round trips between LOS and ABV) and another four flights on 3rd June 2012.

Fueling records indicated the airplane was uplifted with 8000 lbs of fuel before departure from ABV. The flight crew reported to ATC they had 26,000 lbs of total fuel. Preliminary analysis of fuel samples from the refueling truck and the supply tank at ABV were negative for contamination.

The investigative activities have included, in part, visual examination of the aircraft wreckage, review of maintenance records and other historical information of the aircraft, documentation of the training and experience of the flight crew, determination the chronology of the flight, review of recorded data, reconstructing the aircraft refueling, and collection of related fuel samples, and interviews of relevant personnel.

Future investigative activities will include, but is not limited to, the detailed examination of the engines, further testing of fuel samples, continued factual gathering of relevant historical, operational, maintenance and performance information of the accident airplane in addition to other similar airplane models, further development of the background of the flightcrew, further analysis of the CVR audio recording and review of pertinent issues associated with regulatory oversight.

As the State of Occurrence, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has instituted an investigation in accordance with the standards and recommendations specified in the provisions of Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organization. As the State of manufacture of the airplane and engine, a US Accredited Representative has been appointed and assisted by US technical advisors from the NTSB, US Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Airplane Company, and Pratt & Whitney Engines.

In accordance with Annex 13, "the sole objective of the investigation of an accident or incident shall be the prevention of accidents and incidents. It is not for the purpose of this activity to apportion blame or liability."
Accordingly, the AIB with the participation of the parties, including the NCAA, will seek to identify any areas of safety concerns during the investigation and implement the appropriate actions for correction or improvement.

The content of this report is based on preliminary information. The Bureau will continue to conduct the investigation in a meticulous and methodical manner and release facts as they become validated''.

Hello All, That was the first report. Here is the lates report I found. It is being reported that the FDR (Flight Data Recorder) was severly damged by a post crash fire to retrieve flight data. They only have the CVR (cockpit voice recorder) with last 31 min of flight recording. The engines are being further inspected but no report is in. I think there is a good chance they (NTSB) will be able to piece together what resulted in the crash.

I will keep looking out for more info to report here.

God Bless,

Downdraft

http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/43718/2012/12/29/no_date_yet_final_report_dana_crash_aib.html?quicktabs_1=0


No Date Yet For Final Report Of Dana Crash – AIB

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) yesterday said the federal government has started implementing the findings and recommendations from Dana Air crash despite the fact that the final report into the disaster of Sunday, June 3, 2012 has not been concluded.

AIB Commissioner, Captain Mukhtar Usman, who hinted that investigation into the disaster is still on-going, said, “I cannot put a deadline as to when the report will be ready,” stressing that the investigations were not to apportion blame to anyone but to prevent future occurrence.

On the findings of the House of Representatives on the accident, which indicted Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the airline for negligence and incompetence, Muktar said the only investigation recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is the one conducted by AIB. He said other agencies of the government can still conduct their own investigations.

He however revealed that the AIB Laboratory that will aid the organisation in processing data in relation to accident investigation and prevention has been delivered at the cost of $5.5 million.

He said the laboratory would be installed in Abuja as soon as AIB settles outstanding payment to the manufacturers.