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I hope this will help with your queries.
Whenever a lengthly delay occurs there will always be a knock on delay effect. These will be reduced as much as possible by switching aircraft. As a general observation, because QTR aircraft are so heavly utilised, there are bound to be additional delays or even cancellations when turn back incidents occur. Every responsible airline will strive to minimise this type of delay.
If an overhead bin falls down during flight, it should be reported to the FA. If you can see wiring, then the protection has probably been knocked out of place by an excessively large piece of hand baggage having being put in the bin. Once again this should be reported to the FA so the maintenance staff can rectify the problem.
FYI - A7-ABO has been "back on line" after major maintenance since May. It underwent a "C" check in GAMCO - AUH.
A300 Man
Ansett do not do any maintenance themselves. They are a Leasing Management company. If one of their aircraft requires a maintenance check either before or after a lease, then the normal process is that they would farm the check out to a suitably qualified maintenance provider/agency. SALE are the same. However both companies employ maintenance staff to oversee the check being carried out. Whilst an aircraft is on lease, then the lesee is responsible for ensuring that the scheduled maintenance is carried out at the prescribed periods. The lessors will examine the records of their aircraft to ensure that that the correct maintenance is carried out .
By LT I assume you are referring to Lufthansa Technik. They have been looking after the A340 since it came on line back in 1992(?).
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