April 2001
The Boeing 767-200s are the same planes Ansett grounded in December after it was found routine maintenance checks had not been carried out, a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority said.
The CASA spokesman said the safety authority will conduct a separate investigation into the groundings, and will roll the report into its current review into Ansett's maintenance operations
It is clear there has been a lack of proper control over the planning of maintenance, over the control of critical documents and the execution of maintenance.
Following the grounding of Ansett's entire fleet of Boeing 767's, the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has given the airline 2 weeks to prove that it is worthy of it's operating licence. It is within CASA's authority to withdraw the licence thus grounding Ansett. The 767's were grounded last week following the discovery of cracks on the engine pylons which subsequntly highlighted maintenance discrepancies
Doesn't this all sound too familiar