Nigeria:Cause of Dana Flight Tragedy Revealed

Nigerian Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC working on debris

Crashed Nigeria Dana Ariline MD 83

Captain Peter Waxtan flying the ill-fated MD 83

A former pilot for Miramar-based Spirit Airlines, Waxtan resumed work with Dana Air in March 2012,Oscar Wason, the airline’s director of operations said.

Dana Air's Director of Flight Operations, Captain Oscar Wason, suggested that a "bird strike" may have caused the crash.   
Appearing on Silver Bird TV in Lagos, he said the management of the grounded airline found remnants of birds in one of the engines of the crashed plane.
According to him, “I don’t know what could have been responsible for the crash, but this morning we found remnants of birds in one of the engines.”
He noted that birds were a problem in Nigeria he has experienced several times.  “We have bird strikes and it might have been that a mass of birds went through the engine and caused it to lose power.”


Source: saharareporters