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MINISTERIAL STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, WORKS, SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATIONS, HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER B. YALUMA, MP ON THE MIS-HAP BY EM IRATES FLIGHT EK7L4 TO DUBAI ON zLsr ocroBER, zoLz Mr. Speaker Sir; I wish to thank you for this opportunity to present a Ministerial statement on the unfortunate mis-hap by Em irates Flight EK 7L4 to Dubai on 21't October,20L2.

We believe that this matter has raised a lot of concern and that the public deserves to be given the right information on the same.
Mr. Speaker Sir; Zambia as a contracting state to the lnternational Civil Aviation Organization has m'ade provisions for the control, regulation, supervision and orderly development of aviation to ensure provision of safe, secure, efficient air travel by operating airlines within and outside Za m bia.
The DCA which is now being transformed from a Department under my Ministry into an Autonomous Authority has been mandated by Law to ensure safe operating practices by all operating airlines through regu latory com pl ia nce.

Mr. Speaker Sir, That said, on october,22no' 20L2, Government received press reports and a deluge of inquiries from the public concerning Emirates Flight EK 7L4 to Dubai, that U-turned to Kenneth Kaunda lnternational Airport, with L31 passengers on board.
Preliminary investigations carried out by the Department of Civil Aviation, have confirmed that the turn back to Lusaka of the Airbus 330-200 was caused by failure of the Left Hand (No.

1) Engine, whose fan blade sheared off causing severe internal damage to the engine.

The shearing off of the blade caused a loud bang and severe vibrations experienced by the crew.
This occurrence, in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 on "Aircraft Accident and lncident lnvestigations," has been classified as a "serious Incident" which mandates the Zambia DCA, as state of occurrence, to report to the Aircraft State of Registry, State of operator, State of Design, State of Manufacturers and the lnternational Civil Aviation Organization for further evaluation and analysis.

All the organisations concernecJ with the aircraft have been notified.
These are as follows: Engine Manufacturers (Rolls-Royce) of UK Accident Board of UK Accident Board of France Plane Manufacturer (Airbus); and Aeronautical Authorities of the United Arab Emarates.

Mr. Speaker Sir; We, However, wish to point out that the Airbus 330-200 twin engine aircraft, like the one used by emirates, is designed while in flight, to operate with one engine inoperative and land safely at an airport where defect rectification can be carried out.
In addition, the crew is also regularly trained for single engine operation of such aircrafts in such cases as suffered by Emirates.

The aircraft engine has since been replaced and the plane left for Dubai on 3r."

octob er, 2012.

A detailed report has since been completed and submitted to my office by the Department of Civil Aviation Mr. Speaker Sir; I Beg to Move