Director-General, Civil Aviation, Capt. Musa Nuhu said the NCAA has dispatched a team of inspectors to Lagos, Abuja and Kano where Max Air aircraft refueled.
The essence of the move, ais commenced full investigation into the source of fuel contamination discovered in one of Max Air’s aircraft. Recall fuel contamination is one of the issues which led to the grounding of the airline’s 737 aircraft series on Wednesday.
According to him, any fuel supplier found wanting would be suspended until whatever problem in their supply value chain was resolved.
The DG stated that Max Air may be a victim of the fuel contamination, explaining that the investigation would unravel the source of the contamination.
“On the issue of fuel contamination, we are doing a full investigation. We learnt the aircraft took fuel in Lagos, Kano and Abuja and we are investigating the fuel suppliers to see their fuelling procedures to ensure everything is okay. I expect to get a report very soon,” he said
It was discovered that a huge volume of water was discovered in the tank of one of the aircraft which was flying to Maiduguri.
The crew diverted the flight to Yola, Adamawa State when a snag was discovered in the engine as the fuel contamination was said to have affected other components of the aircraft.
