Arik Air Nigeria Ltd interim-statement accident ARIK/2018/03/06/INTR/01

On 6th March 2018 at about 1810UTC, the scheduled flight ARA304 operated by Arik Air Nigeria – Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BKX – departed Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos, Nigeria for Kotoka International Airport Accra, Ghana. In his statement, which was corroborated by the cabin crew in their individual statements, the Captain stated that, at about 81 Nautical Miles to Accra VOR, smoke was observed in
the midsection of the cabin and seemed to be emanating from the right air vent.