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NTSB Issues 9 New Safety Recommendations
NTSB Issues Nine New Safety Recommendations as a Result of Its Investigation of the 8/26/2011 Crash of a Eurocopter AS350 B2 Near Mosby, Missouri May 6, 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board Issues the Following Recommendations to the Following Organizations: Prohibit flight crewmembers in 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 and 91 subpart... »
Flying Tigers Inspection Fraud Scheme
Joel Stout at Flying Tigers, Inc forged the signature of a certified mechanic claiming to have performed inspections he had not done. Stout pleaded guilty to seven counts of conspiracy and mail fraud. His sentencing will be June 24. See CRIMINAL NO. 12-394 below: »
NTSB Reports on Dreamliner Battery Fire in Boston
We no longer have to conjecture about the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston because the National Transportation Safety Board has released an interim factual report with nearly 500 pages of related documentation. A live webcast forum is scheduled for April in Washington to investigate the design, technology and certification lithium-ion batteries. Attached... »
Final Report on Sikorsky Incident
When a Bristow S-76 Helicopter with eight passengers and two crew fishtailed as it was flying from from Humberside Airport to a gas platform in the North Sea, the helicopter made a precautionary landing. The crew smelled smoke in the cockpit at the time. The investigation concluded that an electrical short had occurred in... »
Safety recommendations
AVIATION NTSB releases safety recommendations to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation addressing fatigue cracks of nose landing gear end caps on Beechcraft 1900D airplanes February 14, 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following recommendations to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Determine the fatigue life (life limit) of the Beechcraft 1900D nose landing gear (NLG) end cap... »
IMPROPER MAINTENANCE LED TO Vegas AIR TOUR HELICOPTER CRASH
What is it that I’ve always said? Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance. Looks like the NTSB Findings agree with me! See their report below about a helicopter crash in December 7, 2011, that occurred in my home away from home, Las Vegas Nevada. PRELIMINARY REPORT On December 7 at 4:30 Pacific Standard Time, a Eurocopter AS350-B2,... »
FAA Issues Battery Statement. And Me Too…Attention, Boeing…
My experts are telling me that it looks like Boeing is all alone on these 787 battery fires. The FAA issued 31 ‘Special Conditions’ (you can read that to mean that the FAA gave Boeing a whole lot of slack) but this battery problem is not getting a free ride, or any favors. SAFETY... »
NTSB Reports Uncertified Pilot in December Crash
According to the NtSB Preliminary report of the Beech crash on December 18, 2012, about 0002 mountain standard time (MST), a Beech B100, N499SW, collided with trees at Libby, Montana. Stinger Welding was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The noncertificated pilot and one passenger... »
Sukhoi plane crash Caused by Pilot Error
The National Commission on Safety Transportation announced that the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into a mountain in Indonesia seven months did so as a result of pilot error. All 45 Aboard were fatalities. Indonesian authorities claimed that the plane functioned adequately and there were no malfunctions of safety gear. The fact that... »
Airbus A318-A321 Hydraulic Power System Airworthiness Bulletin
This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin advises registered owners and operators, repair stations, and mechanics holding inspection authorizations, of all Airbus Model A318, A319, A320 and A321 series airplanes of an airworthiness concern regarding overheating of the power transfer unit (PTU) of the hydraulic system. Hydraulic Power System: Power Transfer Unit There have been several... »
