Pilots Were Arguing Before Agagu's Plane Crashed -

There appeared to be an argument
between the Captain and the First Officer of
the Associated Airline aircraft which
crashed on 3 October in Lagos Nigeria and
killed 15 people, the aircraft’s black box has
revealed.
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.
—Simon Ateba/Abuja
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