$325 | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Tue, 10 Jan 2017 13:46:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 KLM Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Atlanta https://airflightdisaster.com/klm-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-atlanta/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 13:46:45 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=36082 KLM flight KL-624 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 8th. The plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew detected a water leak into the avionics. The plane landed back uneventfully. All 325 people aboard remained safe.

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The plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew detected a water leak into the avionics.

The plane landed back uneventfully. All 325 people aboard remained safe.

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]]> FAA Proposes $325,000 Civil Penalty Against Southwest Airlines https://airflightdisaster.com/faa-proposes-325000-civil-penalty-against-southwest-airlines/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:38:25 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=26323 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $325,000 civil penalty against Dallas-based Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating an aircraft that had been improperly modified, violating Federal Aviation Regulations. On Aug. 29, 2011, maintenance personnel improperly installed a switch that enables flight crews to test the windshield heating system on a...

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $325,000 civil penalty against Dallas-based Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating an aircraft that had been improperly modified, violating Federal Aviation Regulations.

On Aug. 29, 2011, maintenance personnel improperly installed a switch that enables flight crews to test the windshield heating system on a Boeing 717 that AirTran Airways Inc. was operating. Southwest is in the process of merging with AirTran.

Proper installation of the switch would have allowed personnel to isolate the windshield anti-ice system that was causing a warning that the windshield heater was failing. Instead, the center and left windshield warning systems were reversed. The right windshield warning system continued to operate properly. The aircraft was operated on 1,140 passenger flights before the problem was corrected.

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