3000 Planes Grounded
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3000 Planes Grounded
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3,000 planes to be grounded with fault
Thursday Mar 13 16:33 AEDT
As many as 3,000 small aircraft will be grounded in Australia from midnight after US authorities detected a fault in planes which can cause engine failure, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says.
The major airlines are not affected but some smaller airlines which ferry miners to remote outposts may be grounded.
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman told AAP.
"We have acted on it very quickly," the spokesman said.
Thursday Mar 13 16:33 AEDT
As many as 3,000 small aircraft will be grounded in Australia from midnight after US authorities detected a fault in planes which can cause engine failure, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says.
The major airlines are not affected but some smaller airlines which ferry miners to remote outposts may be grounded.
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman told AAP.
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Sounds like fun!
Where did you find this news article?
Be interesting to find out who wrote it, where it came from.
It will also be worth finding out what aircraft are involved. Although there has been nothing on the news so far.
This wingnut is always lost :-) (or simply behind everyone else)
Where did you find this news article?
Be interesting to find out who wrote it, where it came from.
It will also be worth finding out what aircraft are involved. Although there has been nothing on the news so far.
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Reports of 3000 Australian Aircraft grounded
From a news report just posted a few minutes ago:
"AS many as 3000 small aircraft will be grounded in Australia from midnight after US authorities detected a fault in planes which can cause engine failure, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says.
The major airlines are not affected but some smaller airlines which ferry miners to remote outposts may be grounded.
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman said.
"We have acted on it very quickly," the spokesman said."
Sourced here: http://tools.goldcoast.com.au/stories/1994715.php
"AS many as 3000 small aircraft will be grounded in Australia from midnight after US authorities detected a fault in planes which can cause engine failure, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says.
The major airlines are not affected but some smaller airlines which ferry miners to remote outposts may be grounded.
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman said.
"We have acted on it very quickly," the spokesman said."
Sourced here: http://tools.goldcoast.com.au/stories/1994715.php
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599...-29277,00.html
Excerpts below:
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman said.
US authorities have recorded 18 incidents of a gasket inside the fuel injection system failing on some Lycoming engines, some Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines and some Superior Airparts reciprocating engines.
The engines need to have been rebuilt, serviced, overhauled, repaired or bought new since August 22, 2006 to be affected by the grounding.
The frustration for small operators will be compounded by CASA's decision to stop any affected plane from flying to a maintenance base to have the problem fixed.
"It's going to lead to some aircraft being stranded, mainly in remote areas,'' the spokesman said.
The CASA airworthiness directive is absolute.
"Aircraft are not to be repositioned until compliance with airworthiness directive has been accomplished,'' the directive says.
Excerpts below:
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman said.
US authorities have recorded 18 incidents of a gasket inside the fuel injection system failing on some Lycoming engines, some Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines and some Superior Airparts reciprocating engines.
The engines need to have been rebuilt, serviced, overhauled, repaired or bought new since August 22, 2006 to be affected by the grounding.
The frustration for small operators will be compounded by CASA's decision to stop any affected plane from flying to a maintenance base to have the problem fixed.
"It's going to lead to some aircraft being stranded, mainly in remote areas,'' the spokesman said.
The CASA airworthiness directive is absolute.
"Aircraft are not to be repositioned until compliance with airworthiness directive has been accomplished,'' the directive says.
Melbourne Herald-Sun has a bit more.....
March 13, 2008 04:55pm
AS many as 3000 small aircraft will be grounded in Australia from midnight after US authorities detected a fault in planes which can cause engine failure.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says major airlines are not affected but some smaller airlines which ferry miners to remote outposts may be grounded.
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman said.
"We have acted on it very quickly," the spokesman said.
The fuel injection problem is easy to fix but potentially deadly, the spokesman said.
"They won't be on the ground for a huge amount of time (but) it can potentially lead to engine failure."
CASA wrote to about 1400 operators this morning, alerting them to the problem.
US authorities have recorded 18 incidents of a gasket inside the fuel injection system failing on some Lycoming engines, some Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines and some Superior Airparts reciprocating engines.
The engines need to have been rebuilt, serviced, overhauled, repaired or bought new since August 22, 2006 to be affected by the grounding.
The frustration for small operators will be compounded by CASA's decision to stop any affected plane from flying to a maintenance base to have the problem fixed.
"It's going to lead to some aircraft being stranded, mainly in remote areas," the spokesman said.
The CASA airworthiness directive is absolute.
"Aircraft are not to be repositioned until compliance with airworthiness directive has been accomplished," the directive says.
AS many as 3000 small aircraft will be grounded in Australia from midnight after US authorities detected a fault in planes which can cause engine failure.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says major airlines are not affected but some smaller airlines which ferry miners to remote outposts may be grounded.
Many makes and models are affected by the fuel injection problem which was found by US authorities overnight, a CASA spokesman said.
"We have acted on it very quickly," the spokesman said.
The fuel injection problem is easy to fix but potentially deadly, the spokesman said.
"They won't be on the ground for a huge amount of time (but) it can potentially lead to engine failure."
CASA wrote to about 1400 operators this morning, alerting them to the problem.
US authorities have recorded 18 incidents of a gasket inside the fuel injection system failing on some Lycoming engines, some Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines and some Superior Airparts reciprocating engines.
The engines need to have been rebuilt, serviced, overhauled, repaired or bought new since August 22, 2006 to be affected by the grounding.
The frustration for small operators will be compounded by CASA's decision to stop any affected plane from flying to a maintenance base to have the problem fixed.
"It's going to lead to some aircraft being stranded, mainly in remote areas," the spokesman said.
The CASA airworthiness directive is absolute.
"Aircraft are not to be repositioned until compliance with airworthiness directive has been accomplished," the directive says.
To my non-engineering background, the absolute prohibition on positioning flights seems a tad excessive, to me.
Oh well - better get all that positioning done by midnight. (Midnight UTC, right?
)
Oh well - better get all that positioning done by midnight. (Midnight UTC, right?
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Gumy allbuggerup!
PS. Wont affect Chimbu Chuckles too much.......his Bo is probably still in bits anyway. Will be cheaper to get to though
PS. Wont affect Chimbu Chuckles too much.......his Bo is probably still in bits anyway. Will be cheaper to get to though
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Due to some screw backing out of the thing.
Edited to add http://www.casa.gov.au/airworth/airw...sm/fsm-031.pdf
Edited to add http://www.casa.gov.au/airworth/airw...sm/fsm-031.pdf
Didn't read in too much detail, but by the looks of it thats most fuel injected engines in Aus.
On the flip side, as long as companies can get an engineer out to inspect each aircraft, it shouldn't be too big a problem, provided the inspection reveals nothing wrong.
On the flip side, as long as companies can get an engineer out to inspect each aircraft, it shouldn't be too big a problem, provided the inspection reveals nothing wrong.
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I reckon that given the speed of the action and the considerable amount of thought given to this directive in Canberra, 
, there will be a few sore knees in the fair capital land after all that jerking......
, there will be a few sore knees in the fair capital land after all that jerking......
IO 520's not affected so the C206/7/10, C310, Barons etc all fine
I find it incredible that they wont allow Joe Average outback station owner with a 172 in the shed fly it to a LAME to be looked at.
Do they seriously expect Joe average to pay for a LAME to go to some of these far flung places?
Do they seriously expect Joe average to pay for a LAME to go to some of these far flung places?