
The black box of the Associated Airline aircraft which crashed on Oct. 3 in Lagos Nigeria has revealed that, there appeared to have been an argument between the Captain and the First Officer of the Airline.
The readout of the black box ,also known as Cockpit Voice Recorder, CVR, conducted by Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, in its Abuja’s laboratory revealed that the computer onboard the plane sent a warning message to the Captain, Yakubu Abdulrahman, shortly before take-off but he ignored it.
The First Officer then suggested to the pilot to abort take-off but Yakubu Abdulrahman proceeded and took off“ The First Officer asked if the take-off should be aborted approximately 12 seconds after the ‘eight knots’ callout,” said Captain Mukhtar Usman, Commissioner Accident Investigation Bureau,AIB.
AIB said the pilot and the co-pilot discussed some concerns about the aircraft prior to departure.
“The crew discussed some concerns about the aircraft prior to departure but at this time we are not prepared to elaborate on those concerns as there remains a lot of work to do to complete on the CVR analysis in order to determine the specific nature of the crew’s concerns,” said AIB Commissioner, Muktar Usman.
Usman said approximately four seconds after engine power was advanced to commence the take-off roll, the crew received an automated warning from the onboard computer voice which consisted of three chimes followed by “take-off flaps…take-off flaps.
“This is a configuration warning that suggests that the flaps were not in correct position for take-off. And there is some evidence that the crew may have chosen not to use the flap for take-off,” Usman said.
“This warning continued throughout the take-off roll,” Usman added.
“Approximately three seconds after ‘power is set’ call, the First Officer noted that the aircraft was moving slowly.
“At this time we can state that the Right engine appeared to be producing considerably less thrust than the left engine. The left engine appeared to be working normally,” Usman said.
Source: naij

October 12, 2013 





Nigeria,Good morning again to you all this evening. I have said it repeatedly that, not until we return to our God’s right giving senses, not shall be restored in this country. Nigeria happens to be the only nation in the world rapidly decaying in character and moral values yet, we think we are progressing. It takes a nation like ours to keep celebrating controllable /avoidable mistakes and negligence from a vampire controlled industry like the Nigerian aviation authority. What a degree of negligence and wickedness from trained flight personals in Nigerian aviation industry? We need a holistic sanitization of personels from the ministers of that death industry down to the cleaners therein. How much more volumes or tones of innocent blood do they need to liberate our country of this every day tragedy? Which way forward for our transportation industries? Our roads are certified and approved death traps, our rivers are not navigable and our air industry has proven to be compulsory creamating industry where it’s passengers must be roasted without due death dates and against victims choice. But one thing is certain, a day will come when all Nigerians will rise up and oppose these vampires in corridors of powers and that said time is at hand. May the souls of these innocent citizens who has lost their lives through this aviation industry controlled by vampires in human shapes rest in peace!!! Amen. Alih John Yakubu.
Nigeria,Good morning again to you all this evening. I have said it repeatedly that, not until we return to our God’s right giving senses, not shall be restored in this country. Nigeria happens to be the only nation in the world rapidly decaying in character and moral values yet, we think we are progressing. It takes a nation like ours to keep celebrating controllable /avoidable mistakes and negligence from a vampire controlled industry like the Nigerian aviation authority. What a degree of negligence and wickedness from trained flight personals in Nigerian aviation industry? We need a holistic sanitization of personels from the ministers of that death industry down to the cleaners therein. How much more volumes or tones of innocent blood do they need to liberate our country of this every day tragedy? Which way forward for our transportation industries? Our roads are certified and approved death traps, our rivers are not navigable and our air industry has proven to be compulsory creamating industry where it’s passengers must be roasted without due death dates and against victims choice. But one thing is certain, a day will come when all Nigerians will rise up and oppose these vampires in corridors of powers and that said time is at hand. May the souls of these innocent citizens who has lost their lives through this aviation industry controlled by vampires in human shapes rest in peace!!! Amen. Alih John Yakubu. be roasted without due death dates and against victims choice. But one thing is certain, a day will come when all Nigerians will rise up and oppose these vampires in corridors of powers and that said time is at hand. May the souls of these innocent citizens who has lost their lives through this aviation industry controlled by vampires in human shapes rest in peace!!! Amen. Alih John Yakubu.