ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205857
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 February 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Owner/operator: | Dana Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Abuja International Airport (ABV/DNAA) -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Abuja International Airport (ABV/DNAA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Passengers on a Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 claim that one of the right-hand overwing emergency exit hatches fell off after landing at Abuja International Airport, Nigeria.
Dana Air issued a statement following the incident, stating a.o.: "We wish to state categorically that this could never have happened without a conscious effort by a passenger to open it."
Video footage of the cabin after the event shows that the two seats closest to the exit were not occupied.
Dana Air further states: "A thorough inspection was however carried out on the said aircraft upon landing in Abuja, by our engineers and a team from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and no issue was reported. There was also no threat to safety at any point."
The NCAA stated: "The affected plane has been certified safe and returned to service but we have set a four-man team to investigate what actually happened. If the plane was faulty, it would not have been cleared to take off."
A passengers was quoted by The Premium Times, Nigeria, saying: "The flight was noisy with vibrations from the floor panel. I only noticed the emergency door latch mid-flight was loose facing 5 O'clock and dangling ... When we landed and the plane was taxiing back to the park point, we heard a poof like explosion followed by a surge of breeze and noise."
Sources:
http://abelnewsng.com/2018/02/07/dana-statement-on-this-mornings-insinuated-incident-at-abuja-airport/
https://punchng.com/dana-door-incident-ncaa-set-up-probe-panel/
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/257909-ncaa-begins-investigation-dana-plane-door-accident.html
Media:
Video footage of @DanaAir plane that had its exit door fall off on landing at its destination yesterday. Scary stuff!!! pic.twitter.com/rNVNEmBuXV
— Olaudah Equiano® (@Uruokpala) 7 februari 2018
Flew Dana. Exit door was unstable throughout the flight. As we touched down it fell off. Scary stuff. pic.twitter.com/eDtTlNi2TZ
— Ola Brown(Orekunrin) (@NaijaFlyingDr) 7 februari 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2018 20:35 | harro | Added |
| 10-Feb-2018 10:43 | DaveReidUK | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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