FAA gir AA kjempebot for vedlikeholdsmangler

[LN-MOW]

.. og denne gangen ser det ut som AA må betale.

Federal regulators are ready to propose a record penalty of $25 million or more against American Airlines for maintenance lapses that prompted widespread flight cancellations in the spring of 2008, said people familiar with the matter.

The decision would come after more than two years of bad blood between the airline and regulators. It would cap months of internal government debate and extensive efforts by American to enhance its maintenance procedures and take other steps to head off such a penalty.

High-level Federal Aviation Administration officials, these people said, seem determined to seek a civil penalty against American that could be nearly three times as large as any ever levied against a U.S. airline. The penalty appears intended to send a signal about the FAA's demand for strict maintenance compliance by airlines.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...6958.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

 

[Isbamse]

Den beste måten å lære kapitalister at de må oppføre seg er å sørge for at det blir skikkelig dyrt når de ikke gjør det. Go FAA!

 

[mo]

Takk for info (og mod jobben).

 

[TOS]

For en som ikke er tekniker lurer jeg på hva slags vedlikeholdsmangler AA skal bøtelegges for? Er det noe a la det SAS har for kritikk for av dansk riksrevisjon og som dikuteres i en annen tråd her, eller er det i en helt annen skala?

 

[LN-MOW]

Som det står i artikkelen ...

The anticipated penalty stems from improperly fixed electrical wiring around landing gear that prompted American to temporarily ground its entire fleet of 300 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jets for several days in early April 2008, until it satisfied FAA safety mandates.

Agency inspectors subsequently determined that more than 280 of the jets hadn't been in strict compliance, according to people familiar with the details, and that they had made a total of around 15,000 flights before all issues were corrected.

Each flight may be considered a separate violation. In theory, the FAA can impose a $25,000 penalty for each violation, though typically that formula isn't rigidly applied.

Mao. feilinstallerte ledninger ..

 

[branserud]

For en som ikke er tekniker lurer jeg på hva slags vedlikeholdsmangler AA skal bøtelegges for? Er det noe a la det SAS har for kritikk for av dansk riksrevisjon og som dikuteres i en annen tråd her, eller er det i en helt annen skala?

er mere likt det Southwest ble bestraffet for i 2008

In March 2008, the FAA proposed a $10.2 million penalty against Southwest Airlines for knowingly operating 46 Boeing 737s on 1,400 flights without performing mandatory structural inspections. The carrier negotiated and agreed to pay $7.5 million.?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...6958.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

 

[TOS]

Som det står i artikkelen ...

Mao. feilinstallerte ledninger ..

Joda, jeg så det, men jeg aner ikke hva som ligger i det som SAS var kritisert for (AD er i mitt vokabular knyttet til datasystemet på jobb, eller en Art Director i et reklamebyrå....).

 

[LN-KGL]

TOS, en link til en AD (airworthiness directive) finner du her:
http://forum.scanair.no/showpost.php?p=544310&postcount=2

Som du ser så inneholder denne ADen betinger for hvor den gjelder, innen når korreksjoner skal gjennomføres og hvor man finner beskrivelsen av arbeidsoppgavene som gjennomføres.

 

[branserud]

Joda, jeg så det, men jeg aner ikke hva som ligger i det som SAS var kritisert for (AD er i mitt vokabular knyttet til datasystemet på jobb, eller en Art Director i et reklamebyrå....).

1) For Model 737-100, -200, -200C series airplanes, at the later of the times specified in paragraph (o)(1)(i) or (o)(1)(ii) of this AD:
(i) Before the accumulation of 12,000 total flight cycles on the carriage spindle since new or overhauled, or within 8 years after the installation of the new or overhauled part, whichever comes first.
(ii) Within 1 year after the effective date of this AD.
(2) For Model -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes, at the later of the times specified in paragraph (o)(2)(i) or (o)(2)(ii) of this AD:
(i) Before the accumulation of 12,000 total flight cycles on the carriage spindle since new or overhauled, or within 8 years after the installation of the new or overhauled part, whichever comes first.
(ii) Within 2 years after the effective date of this AD.

Her kan du lese et eksempel på en AD
http://www.b737.org.uk/ad-2010-15-08.pdf

 

[TOS]

TOS, en link til en AD (airworthiness directive) finner du her:
http://forum.scanair.no/showpost.php?p=544310&postcount=2

Her kan du lese et eksempel på en AD
http://www.b737.org.uk/ad-2010-15-08.pdf

Takk for forklaringer og lenker!

 

[LN-MOW]

Og der kom regningen .....

Federal aviation regulators hit American Airlines on Thursday with the largest fine in history, charging that the carrier made thousands of flights on jets with wiring prone to dangerous sparking.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-08-26-american-airlines-penalty_N.htm