In a letter NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/363, NCAA directed the
suspension of Parts A3 and D43 with regards to the operation of Max Air’s
Boeing 737 aircraft type with immediate effect.
Parts A3 deals with the airline’s Aircraft Authorization and
D43 deals with Aircraft Listing of the Operations Specifications issued to Max
Air Ltd.
By implications, the airline’s domestic operations would be
halted pending when the regulatory agency lifts the suspension.
“The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) hereby
suspends Parts A3 (Aircraft Authorization) and D43 (Aircraft Listing) of the
Operations Specifications issued to Max Air Ltd. with regards to the operations
of the Boeing B737 aircraft type in your fleet.”
“With the above suspension, you are to immediately suspend
the operations of all Boeing B737 aircraft in your fleet.
“The Authority’s action is due to the several occurrences
that involved your Boeing B737 aircraft as listed hereunder,” read the letter
signed by Director, Operations Training & Licensing, Captain Ibrahim Bello
Dambazau, for Director General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Musa Nuhu.
The occurrences listed in the letter include the Loss of
Number 1 Main Landing Gear (MLG) wheel during the serious incident involving a
Boeing 737-400 aircraft, registration marks 5N-MBDwhich occurred between
Take-off at Yola Airport Adamawa State and on landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport, Abuja Nigeria on 7th May, 2023;
Another incident was Fuel Contamination of the main fuel
tanks of aircraft B737-300, Registration Marks; 5N-MHM, leading to the
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) shutdown on ground Yola Airport on the 7th of July,
2023.
The third incident was the aborted take-off of Boeing
737-400 aircraft, registration marks 5N-MBD, which occurred at the Mallam Aminu
Kano International Airport (MAKIA) due to high Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT)
indication on the 11th of July, 2023.
Lastly, an air return by aircraft B737-300, Registration
Marks; 5N-MHM to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) due to duct
overheat indication in the cockpit on the 11th of July, 2023.
The NCAA said it had constituted a team of inspectors to
conduct an audit of Max Air.
The result of this audit, it said, must be found
satisfactory by the Authority prior to considering the restoration of the privileges
of the Operations Specifications to your organisation to further operate the
aircraft type.
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