07 October 2008

Spot checks catch out Garuda defects

DENPASAR ââ¬' Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com) quotes local newspaper reports of ramp check audits carried out by the Indonesian government's airworthiness and flight operations directorate late last month.

According to reports, the checks resulted in 12 airplanes being immediately grounded for safety violation pending repairs.

From a total of 46 aircraft inspected, these were the results:

â'”~ Garuda Indonesia - nine aircraft examined of which seven were grounded for violations ranging from missing bolts on the wing, engine pylon and the lower fuselage.

â'”~ Sriwijaya Airline - 11 aircraft examined of which three were grounded for violations including a key that would not lock on an engine cover and an un-calibrated engine throttle.

â'”~ Batavia Air - 10 aircraft examined of which two were grounded for violations including missing bolts on wings, an unserviceable (non-working) auxiliary power unit (ACU) and a number of emergency lighting units found to be non-functioning.

â'”~ Lion Air - 10 aircraft examined and certified flight ready.

â'”~ Kartika Air - two aircraft examined and certified flight ready.

â'”~ Linus Airways - one aircraft examined and certified flight ready.

â'”~ Mandala Airlines - one aircraft examined and certified flight ready.

â'”~ AirAsia Indonesia - one aircraft examined and certified flight ready.

â'”~ Ekspres - one aircraft examined and certified flight ready.

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