NCAA deepens effort to tackle fuel contamination in aircraft

<p>The participants agreed that the NCAA ought to develop safety guidelines on aviation fuel and publish it for the airlines to implement.</p>, <span>NCAA deepens effort to tackle fuel contamination in aircraft. newsverge</span>, <h2>The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has intensified its investigation to establish the root cause of contamination in some aircraft fuel tanks.</h2>, <p>NCAA Director-General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, made this known on Thursday in Abuja, during a meeting with all Domestic/International Operators, Aviation Fuel Suppliers, and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).</p>, <p>According to him, the authority began the investigation due to the recent incidence of a safety breach where water was found in the fuel tanks of some aircraft</p>, <p>He said the authority would partner with all relevant stakeholders to identify the gaps to close them, and prevent future occurrences to improve safety in the industry.</p>, <p>“The fuel contamination is outside the purview of the aviation ecosystem that is why we have engaged the regulator of the downstream sector.</p>, <p>“We have been in consultation with NMDPRA because they certify all the oil companies in Nigeria.</p>, <p>“The collaboration has become imperative because of the noticed gaps due to lack of deliberate collaboration between NCAA, NMDPRA, and Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) on fuel quality monitoring,“ he said.</p>, <p>Nuhu stated that NCAA, FAAN, NMDPRA, NSIB, airliners, pilots, fuel depot operators, aircraft maintenance officers and other stakeholders would be part of a committee that would be set up soon to ensure aviation fuel quality is constant.</p>, <p>“All facets of the aviation fuel ecosystem must be investigated to arrive at the true situation. The investigation is not necessarily to indict anyone but to strengthen safety in the aviation industry.</p>, <p>“Aviation fuel quality breach has dire consequences and is multifaceted, international in nature, and not limited to scheduled air