Like parked vehicles, aircraft engines need around-the-clock maintenance – from regular engine run, lubrication, engine parameter checks, to covering drains among others. Running the engine burns away water that might have been trapped in oiled parts of the aircraft. Also, the interior requires cleaning. Checking each plane takes between 4-5hours.
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“The incident occurred under unclear circumstances,” the Kenyan foreign ministry said in a statement, expressing its “deep shock and regret” and offering condolences to the families of the deceased.
“Its seven-member crew, three judges and eight civilians, including four children, who were onboard,” Army spokesman, Amer Mohammed Al-Hassan said
Reports said the Antonov military plane was ferrying judges and injured persons from the city of El Geneina, capital of West Darfur state near the border with Chad – to Khartoum.