The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau has revealed that the door of a private jet with registration number T7-SEI and flight identification DWC052, which detached from the aircraft mid-air in October, actually flew open when a crew member attempted to recheck whether it was properly closed, following an instruction from the pilot.\n<\/p>\n
This was contained in a preliminary report released by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau on Thursday, which detailed how the flight crew scrambled to manage the situation and declared an emergency.\n<\/p>\n
Recall that the aircraft, which was headed to Lagos from Abuja, was forced to declare emergency and immediately engaged in an air returned before landing at the Abuja airport.\n<\/p>\n
In a video sighted by The PUNCH, the separated\u00a0\u00a0 door, was reportedly recovered by farmers from a farm in the Abuja area.<\/p>\n
According to the report, trouble began during the aircraft\u2019s initial climb when the Pilot Monitoring observed an unusually rapid increase in cabin altitude at approximately 4,000 feet per minute.\n<\/p>\n
Suspecting a pressurisation problem, the captain instructed the pilot to reduce the aircraft\u2019s rate of climb in an attempt to address the situation.<\/p>\n
According to the report, the development caused the pilot to suspect that the aircraft door may not be properly closed.<\/p>\n
The reported further noted that \u201cAt about 17:19:07, the captain instructed the cabin crew to double-check the door,\u201d warning that the cabin altitude increase was unusually high.\n<\/p>\n
The cabin crew member initially inspected the Passenger-crew Door from her seated position and reported that it appeared to be properly closed, with the green indicator band aligned.\n<\/p>\n
However, the pilot was not satisfied with the initial check and asked her \u201cto stand up and take a closer look.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
As the cabin crew member approached the door for a closer inspection, it suddenly opened.\n<\/p>\n
The NSIB report stated that the captain \u201cimmediately took control of the aircraft following the occurrence, while the First Officer took over the Pilot Monitoring duties.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Following the scary development, the flight crew immediately alerted air traffic control.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 17:19:20, DWC052 declared an emergency over the radio, repeatedly transmitting the internationally recognised distress call: MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, \u201c The report added.<\/p>\n
The crew also informed Abuja Radar Control that the aircraft\u2019s door was open.\n<\/p>\n
Abuja Radar Control acknowledged the emergency at 17:19:51, responding, \u201cDoor opened copied,, MAYDAY copied, confirm able to turn right now.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 17:20:20, the flight crew confirmed that the aircraft could turn right and requested a heading and altitude.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Radar Control subsequently approved a northbound heading, which the pilot acknowledged.\n<\/p>\n
The pilot later sought clearance to commence an approach, contacting Abuja Radar Control at 17:25:35 to confirm whether they could proceed.\n<\/p>\n
Two seconds later, at the controller reported that the aircraft was nine nautical miles north of the airfield at POKMO and cleared for an Instrument Landing System.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe crew was also instructed to report when established on the approach.\u201d<\/p>\n
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