‘Home Handyman Maintenance’
Moving the work from Philippines to Singapore is hardly going to solve the problem.
Virgin Australia has ended its heavy maintenance contract with a Philippines-based company because its budget arm Tigerair Australia had to ground one of its B737 jets for three weeks after it was returned from maintenance work with serious undetected faults.
The facility is owned by Singapore Airlines.
When the jet returned to Melbourne, Tigerair engineers discovered work that was "home handyman" standard, according to Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association federal secretary Steve Purvinas, with unsecured components and wires connected to the wrong terminals.
Another fault was a flight attendant's seatbelt not properly bolted to the seat.
Overseas maintenance providers need to be certified by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), which is working with the airline and SIA Engineering Philippines (SIAEP) to "ensure that the high standards of Australian aviation safety are maintained".
A spokeswoman for SIAEP said the company was "working closely with Tigerair Australia to understand the issues reported on one of their Boeing 737 aircraft".
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