NCAA audits Airpeace’s fleet, says its aircraft are airworthy

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) has completed audit on Airpeace fleet, and says the airplanes in its fleet are airworthy.

It will be recalled that 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.

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 it 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 a statement sent by NCAA, signed by Sam Adurogboye, public relations,

NCAA, it said, “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 re- occurrence of the incident.

“This technical audit was not limited to this recent incident. The airline operational, technical and safety performance in the last 12 months were also scrutinised.

“It revealed that all the operational aircraft on the fleet of Air Peace Limited are airworthy.”

This audit 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 said, saying, “The Authority shall continue to ensure only airworthy aircraft are permitted to operate.”