Southwest, controlli per 38 aerei


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Su NPR news questo pomeriggio si diceva che la TSA(transport safety administration)
ha ordinato alla Southwest di mettere a terra 43 dei sui aerei.
Una bella botta per la super busy airline anche dopo la multa di 10.7 milioni dei giorni
scorsi
Nel fra tempo la Southwest a mandato a giudizio 3 dei sui dipendenti, ritenendoli
responsabili deli controlli su aeromobili etc
 
Alla radio non diceva se sono della serie 700 o magari
i piu vecchi 300, ma supongo se si parla di controllo potrebbe
essere anche su le nuove machine che hanno scavalcato i checks
 
Ho viaggiato Southwest un mese fa da FLL a MCO, un viaggio terribile, l'aeromobile un 737-300 era vecchissimo e molto rumoroso, sembrava cadesse a pezzi in qualsiasi momento, i FA erano cosi "simpatici" da non ascoltarli... Atterraggio in stile Ryanair... prima ed ultima volta con loro...
 
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Ho viaggiato Southwest un mese fa da FLL a MCO, un viaggio terribile, l'aeromobile un 737-300 era vecchissimo e molto rumoroso, sembrava cadesse a pezzi in qualsiasi momento, i FA erano cosi "simpatici" da non ascoltarli... Atterraggio in stile Ryanair... prima ed ultima volta con loro...
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io invece mi sono sempre trovato bene con loro, sempre B737/700 nuovi...
 
Gli aerei (serie -300 e -500) erano 38 per la precisione.
Non sono stati messi a terra permanentemente, ma solo per verificare che fossero stati sottoposti ad alcune ispezioni richieste dalla FAA (nell'area circostante i finestrini).

Ieri già 28 dei 38 aerei erano stati controllati, e si prevede che per oggi (13 marzo) tutti rientrino in servizio.</u>

Direttamente dall'Ufficio Pubbliche Relazioni di Southwest:

Southwest Airlines Expects Normal Operations on Thursday, March 13

DALLAS, March 12 - As of 8:00 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday night (March 12), 28 of Southwest's 38 aircraft reinspections have been completed. All aircraft reinspections will be completed by the end of the night. Southwest anticipates a normal operation on Thursday morning. Any repairs identified as a result of these reinspections will be made before those aircraft are returned to service.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=92562&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=1118220&highlight=

Ulteriori dettagli in questo articolo pubblicato da Bloomberg (anche se riporta un numero di aerei diverso, 44 anziché 38): http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aQtJw9GaFqqQ&refer=us
 
Da Flight international:

Southwest grounds planes as maintenance scrutiny continues

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has removed 44 aircraft from service as its own internal investigation of allegations that violated FAA rulemaking continues.

The decision triggered cancellations of about 4% of its daily flights today, the carrier says.

Flight’s ACAS database shows Southwest flies a mix of 416 classic and next-generation Boeing 737s with an average fleet age of 8 years.

FAA levied a $10.2 million fine against the Southwest after the carrier flew 46 aircraft last year without completing mandatory inspections of fuselages for cracks that were required in a September 2004 airworthiness directive.

During a review of maintenance records yesterday, Southwest says it discovered an "ambiguity related to required testing". The airline made the decision to remove the aircraft from service to immediately start re-inspecting the planes. Of the 44 affected aircraft, one was retired, five were in scheduled maintenance checks, and the remaining 38 were removed from scheduled service.

Southwest says a portion of those planes have cleared inspection and have returned to service, and the remaining aircraft should be inspected by early this evening.

The lapse in inspections reemerged last month after US Representative James Oberstar ordered DOT’s Inspector General to determine whether FAA properly handled the inspection gap after whistleblowers came forward claiming the fuselages were not properly checked for cracks.

Yesterday Southwest placed three employees on administrative leave, and CEO Gary Kelly expressed concern "with some of our findings as to our controls over procedures within our maintenance airworthiness directive and regulatory compliance processes. I have insisted that we have the appropriate maintenance organizational and governance structure in place to ensure that the right decisions are being made."

WOW!

CharlieTango
 
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CEO Gary Kelly expressed concern "with some of our findings as to our controls over procedures within our maintenance airworthiness directive and regulatory compliance processes"
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Non è un'ammissione da poco! [:0]
 
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... Atterraggio in stile Ryanair...
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Scusa, ma cosa significa in "stile Ryanair"?
Io non ho molta esperienza con FR (solo 3 voli a/r quindi 6 atterraggi) ma non ricordo una sola volta un atterraggio particolare.

Intendi dire che i piloti sono peggiori o cosa?
Credo dovresti motivare queste affermazioni.

Ciao
Massimo
 
Aggiornamento di Giovedi 13 marzo alle 14:28 della costa orientale (20:28 in Italia).

Dal Wall Street Journal. L'articolo è un po' lungo, e mi sono permesso di selezionare i passaggi più importanti, escludendo le informazioni già lette più volte in altri comunicati ufficiali od articoli. L'unica sottolineatura che appare nel testo è MIA, non della giornalista. La versione integrale è comunque disponibile all'indirizzo indicato sotto.

Southwest Repairs Four Planes After Grounding Dozens

Southwest Airlines Co. had to do repairs on four of the 38 planes it grounded Wednesday for maintenance reinspections, another sign of safety record-keeping problems at the Dallas low-fare carrier.
The airline grounded the 38 planes as part of an internal review to assess its maintenance procedures, which have been in question since the Federal Aviation Administration last week imposed a $10.2 million civil penalty on the airline for maintenance lapses last year.
(...)
Southwest started returning the grounded planes to service yesterday and by this morning had returned 34 of the aircraft to flying</u>. But four of the grounded planes, which were all being reinspected for cracks on the skin of the aircraft, are being held for surface repairs, the airline said. Southwest expects to have those planes back in service by the weekend.
(...)
By Wednesday afternoon, Southwest had returned 19 of the planes back into service. Today, the airline is running a normal schedule, it said.
(...)
In addition to the 38 planes that were grounded, Southwest identified six others that required fuselage reinspection. Five of those were already out of service undergoing other maintenance checks, and another one had already been retired from the airline's fleet.

Il link all'articolo integrale è: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120542642981933797.html
 
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