FMS Stolen From Eznis Airways Boeing 737 at Lagos
There was security breach at the domestic terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, as a Boeing 737-73V, with registration number EI-ULN, belonging to Eznis Airways was burgled and its Flight Management System (FMS), stolen.
According to the details, FMS is a computer designed to provide virtual data and operational harmony between closed and open elements associated with a flight from pre-engine start and take-off, to landing and engine shutdown.
A source within the airline confirmed that the theft took place in the late hours of Wednesday, January 19, 2022, to the early hours of Thursday, January 20, 2022, and this led to flights cancellations and postponement.
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“The aircraft was parked inside the tarmac at MM2 and someone got access to the electorical electronic base where we have all the systems. There is a door underneath the aircraft where they opened and got access to remove the FMC and that was why we had obstruction in our operations that day,” the source explained.
“We expect the CCTV to be turned on and capture whoever committed the crime, but we haven’t heard anything to that effect. The equipment that was stolen is small, but it cost a lot of money. To repair it costs about $15,000 and a brand new one costs about $300,000 as of 2021,” the source added.
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“Every item in an airplane has a serial number that can be tracked anywhere in the world, so I’m not sure how the thief plans to sell it unless they have a vendor. That’s why we think it’s internal sabotage,” the source concluded.
It is pertinent to mention here that only someone with aircraft technical skills and knowledge of the airport operations could carry out such a specialist heist. “It is impossible for a novice to have successfully removed the flight management computer – that thing was stolen by an expert,” the unnamed insider said.
Bi Courtney, the concessionaire in charge of the terminal was not available for comments at the time of filing this report and the spokesperson of the airline declined commenting.
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