NCAA certifies fleet of Air Peace airworthy after routine audit
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has completed a routine technical audit on the aircraft fleet belonging to Air Peace to ascertain its airworthiness in line with recommendations enshrined in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs).
The audit was a timely dissonant to misleading public perception that the airline might be suffering safety issues after one of its aircraft — B737-300 with registration marks 5N-BQO – was involved in a runway incident recently at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
In a statement signed by the General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, the Authority referenced to the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, the 23rd of July, 2019, at about 10.28 am, and confirmed that the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is currently carrying out an in-depth investigation to unravel the cause of the incident, as required by International Standards stipulated in the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Annex 13.
It added that the Authority awaits the report of the AIB on the incident but had to conduct a safety audit on the fleet of the airline to ascertain its airworthiness.
The statement reads:
“On Tuesday, the 23rd of July, 2019, at about 10.28 am an Air Peace B737-300 aircraft with Registration Marks 5N- BQO had an incident on landing at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
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. The Authority awaits the conclusion and report of the AIB.
In the meantime, the NCAA has just completed a thorough technical audit of the airline and its fleet of aircraft with a view to ensuring the airline is in compliance with extant Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs), and to mitigate the reoccurrence of the incident.
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.
This is to assure the flying public that all the aircraft on the fleet of NCAA authorised Air Operators Certificate (AOC) holders operating in Nigeria are airworthy.
The Authority shall continue to ensure only airworthy aircraft are permitted to operate.”
