Tue, Mar 30, 2010
Airplane And Engines Were Beyond Service Life
Ugandan authorities have revealed that the navigator aboard a
Russian Ilyushin which went down in Lake Victoria last year had a
forged license, and that the airplane and its engines were beyond
their normal service life.
The Ugandan site New Vision reports that the Ukrainian national
who was the navigator on the flight was using the First Class
Navigator's License that was issued to another person in 1996. The
investigators said it appeared to Ukrainian authorities that some
elements of the license, including the photograph, had been
altered.
All 11 people aboard were killed when the plane went down on a
flight to deliver relief supplies to the African Peace Keeping
mission in Mogadishu.
The report indicates that the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority
does not have sufficient personnel to oversee aircraft built by the
former Soviet Union, and there are other issues involved as well.
“With regards to such aircraft, CAA experiences difficulties
ascertaining the authenticity of the submitted documents,”
said the report.
“Also, CAA encounters difficulties with the interpretation
and understanding of the aircraft manuals. Furthermore, there are
external forces that influence the CAA approval process.”
There was no distress call from the aircraft prior to the
accident. Ground radar was reportedly out of service for
maintenance. The report indicated that it could not establish any
probable cause because much of the wreckage was not recovered, nor
were the flight data or cockpit voice recorders. But among the
possibilities cited in the report are any one or a combination of
factors including loss of engine power, crew impairment,
malfunctioning flight controls, inattentiveness to altitude, or
improper airmanship.
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