Ничего себе . А мы ими лететь хотели, но в последний момент взяли билеты на групу на US Airways.
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DALLAS - American Airlines canceled 850 flights Wednesday — more than one-third of its schedule — as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets, the same issue that caused the nation's biggest airline to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago.
American canceled nearly 500 flights on Tuesday, stranding hundreds of passengers. Federal inspectors found problems with wiring work done two weeks ago, although the airline says safety was never jeopardized.
Tim Wagner, a spokesman for American, said cancellations could continue beyond Wednesday as the airline works on its MD-80 jets.
American uses the MD-80s mostly on mid-range flights, particularly from hub airports in Dallas and Chicago. Wagner said 208 of Wednesday's cancellations would occur at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and 138 at Chicago O'Hare.
Поговорил .Им ничего особо не сообщали. Его самолет приземлили в Далласе на вынужденную инспекцию а экипаж отправили в гостиницу .
Управление передним шасси вроде как никак не связанно с подогревом кромки крыла и стекл. Обогрев крыла осуществляется непосредственно из двигателя - bleed air.
обогрев стекла - отдельной электрической цепью. Как могли отказать все системы сразу мой знакомый представить не может. Вероятнее всего могло что то перегореть в блоке управления который в кабине, но с носовым колесом это никак не связанно. У носового колеса две гидравлические пампы одна от двигателя, вторая аварийная электрическая обе не имеет отношения к обогреву ..Так что похоже журналисты переварили информацию неправильно ..
Learn without thinking begets ignorance.
Think without learning is dangerous.
Я тут такую версию вычитал, что мол авиакомпании все больше и больше начинают оффшорить сервис самолетов (не в Индию, конечно, а в Мексику и южнее), а ФАА в ответ наезжает этими инспекциями.
Background: : In 2004, American Airlines was the lead airline working with Boeing to develop a Service Bulletin to correct wiring exposure and chafing in the MD-80 auxiliary hydraulic pump wire bundle. The concern was that exposure and chafing could cause fire in the wheel well. An Airworthiness Directive (AD) was issued in September 2006, giving MD-80 operators, including American, 18 months to address this issue. American completed the Service Bulletin in November 2006, followed by adjustments deemed necessary by American's structural engineers to comply with the AD well ahead of a March 2008 deadline.
In recent weeks the Federal Aviation Administration significantly increased its emphasis on monitoring the adherence to Airworthiness Directives that apply to various U.S. airlines. With respect to American Airlines' MD-80 fleet, we had a detailed issue that we believed had to be addressed immediately to remain compliant with the FAA; if found in non-compliance, we would have been instructed to stop flying our airplanes.
What is the specific nature of the issue? The issue surrounds questions raised by the FAA about the way American implemented the Engineering Change Order (ECO) addressing the MD-80 auxiliary pump wiring Airworthiness Directive (AD). American fixed the item well within the specified AD timeframe. The work being done now centers on a need to change the way in which American complied with the AD regarding such items as the spacing of the ties on the wiring bundles and the direction of the retention clips and lacing cords. We are highly confident that this is not a safety of flight issue because the wire bundle is secure. It is a matter of how the work was done, not whether aircraft were protected from the threat of wire exposure and chafing that could cause fire.
Why ground the entire MD-80 fleet? It became clear based on the number of questions the FAA raised that there would be a high percentage of aircraft that would not be found to be in full compliance of the Airworthiness Directive. Working with the FAA we were unable to find an alternative solution to regaining compliance – for example, a multi-day period to rectify the issues – so we had no choice but to ground the aircraft. While it has been a major disruption to AA's operation, everyone recognizes the need to ensure that the MD-80 fleet is in complete compliance and is working to restore the MD-80s back to service as quickly as possible.
Who is completing the work and why is it taking longer than the previous MD-80 inspections? There are three levels of American employees accomplishing the work. American has assigned a team of employees – aviation maintenance technicians, quality assurance inspectors, and engineers – to inspect the aircraft and ensure full technical compliance, as well as to make any additional adjustments. As our aircraft return to service, the FAA is inspecting those aircraft to ensure compliance.
What is the airline doing for customers? We are doing everything possible to take care of our customers as expeditiously as possible while facing the fact that our resources have been stretched to their limits. We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience and know that this kind of interruption of travel plans is unacceptable. While customers are dislocated we are providing meals, hotels and ground transportation; for those stranded overnight, we will offer vouchers for future travel on American Airlines. Customers who were inconvenienced with overnight stays can go to AA.com where a link will guide them to instructions on how to receive compensation.
What is the company doing to make sure it doesn't happen again? American plans to contract with an independent third party to review American's compliance processes. This work will help ensure that all procedures strictly adhere to the technical elements of every directive so American can avoid this type of schedule disruption in the future.
wiring становится насущной проблемой многих "стареющих " самолетов ...Я помню летал с пилотом у которого был MS в Electrical Engineering ох он мне страхов порасcказывал
Learn without thinking begets ignorance.
Think without learning is dangerous.
Price wrote:Я тут такую версию вычитал, что мол авиакомпании все больше и больше начинают оффшорить сервис самолетов (не в Индию, конечно, а в Мексику и южнее), а ФАА в ответ наезжает этими инспекциями.
"и словно мухи тут и там ходят слухи по домам, а беззубые старухи их разносят по умам..." (с) ВСВ
"не читайте по утрам советских газет..."(с) Пр.Пр.
чтобы авиакомпания получила сертификат эксплуатанта, ей нужно пройти определённые процедуры и показать ФАА соответствие нормам. никакой ФАА не сертифицирует американскую компанию, которая проходит сервис в несертифицированных этим же ФАА организациях. это не IT к счастью...
pic wrote:wiring становится насущной проблемой многих "стареющих " самолетов ...Я помню летал с пилотом у которого был MS в Electrical Engineering ох он мне страхов порасcказывал
Ну хоть жгуты-то старые не начинают саморасплетаться-перезаплетаться?
...such items as the spacing of the ties on the wiring bundles and the direction of the retention clips and lacing cords.
Папша Дорсет wrote:"и словно мухи тут и там ходят слухи по домам, а беззубые старухи их разносят по умам..." (с) ВСВ "не читайте по утрам советских газет..."(с) Пр.Пр. чтобы авиакомпания получила сертификат эксплуатанта, ей нужно пройти определённые процедуры и показать ФАА соответствие нормам. никакой ФАА не сертифицирует американскую компанию, которая проходит сервис в несертифицированных этим же ФАА организациях. это не IT к счастью...
Southwest confirmed Monday that it would suspend plans to outsource some maintenance to El Salvador.
Among carriers that farm out heavy maintenance, about 35 percent is done abroad, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's inspector general.
Price, так не могут заниматься ремонтом и обслуживанием организации, не имеющие сертификата. если аутсорсят куда-то, то значит контора сертифицирована производителем или государством. а такого аутсорса как в IT, чтобы кто угодно мог этим заниматься не бывает.
. А мы ими лететь хотели, но в последний момент взяли билеты на групу на US Airways.
