A preliminary report released Friday by the Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIPB) has revealed that penultimate Thursday's plane crash in Lagos was caused by engine failure and human error.
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This was disclosed yesterday in Abuja by the AIPB Commissioner Capt. Mukthar Usman while presenting the report to newsmen.
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The report indicated that the voice recorder which captured the conversation among crew members at the onset of the flight revealed that they were worried about the condition of the plane.
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The report also stated that during the short period the flight lasted, the right engine of the aircraft produced less thrust than the left engine.
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According to the four paged report: " The crew expressed 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 complete on cockpit voice recorder analysis in order to determine the specific nature of the crew's concerns".
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The report further revealed that approximately four seconds after engine power was raised for take off roll, " the crew received an automated warning from the on-board computer voice which consisted of three chimes followed by announcement of " take off flaps, take off flaps".